From Douglas: Here is Florence a single mother who has been down with HIV/AIDS. We have kept her in the food distribution program for over 6 months because she has been bed ridden with the sickness. Her doctors have her on the ARVs but she did not have the food supply to sustain through the strong medication. The treatment most of the time even brought her troubles for her already troubled health. She had all kinds of bed-sores and had to rely on some “Good Samaritan” to held turn her weak and worn-out body around. Many of the people who prayed for her at her home confessed that she was too sick to live and getting out of that sick bed would be a big miracle…from God!
I am so excited to tell you who had the chance of seeing her bed ridden, and even those of you who just prayed for all our Manna beneficiaries, that Florence is now back on her feet! And, that she did come to the food distribution by her self on her own two feet to say thanks to you who have faithfully provided the food, prayed for her and others like her in need, and who even came into her house, saw her bedridden, prayed and loved on her.
Florence said in her own words,
“You did not give up on me, you did not give me up to the sickness but you came to me, visited me while I was bedridden, prayed for me, encouraged me not to loose hope and you feed me when I was too sick to lift my body. You made me know love in a better way! I was all smelly because I used to help myself on the bed but that did not bother you, you just came and shared with me all the love of Jesus! And now I am a new creation! I got to receive Jesus as Lord and savoir. This coming month of May’s baptism, I will be amongst those that will be baptized!
“All the people who came from the ministry who visited brought me something special and that’s the word of God. You are real friends and my brothers and sisters that God has given me. My biological family members would always come to visit me with lots of suggestions that I should try traditional medicine from the witch doctors, but I stayed resilient on the Lord, trusting Him. And now here I am, a live and born-again! My children are all amazed at seeing me every day moving about on my own feet!
“I came here today to just thank you very much for all you have done for me and others in my kind of situation.”
P.S. I had the privilege of visiting Florence with Douglas while in Kampala in January. She truly was the picture of death. To hear that she is well enough to get up and walk outside, and to this picture of her is nothing short of amazing. Our God still works miracles! Thank you for the gifts that provided the food and the staff that cared for her. To God be the Glory! – Jimmy
