Open My Eyes that I might See

Another wonderful week so far. The Tenwek eye ward was packed with men, women and children - some with two people to a bed. I was on visitation with Simon the chaplain who was assigned to that ward for this week. We did something unusual when we gathered up all the men and talked to them as a group rather than going from bed to bed. I share Ps. 119:18 about asking God to open our eyes to the things of God and translated that into a message that God not only wanted to give them physical sight, but also spiritual sight. I shared some other passages and then opened it up for questions. They asked me how to trust God with all the injustice going on in Kenya. I shared from the book of Habakkuk about trusting God even in the tough times. They told me they were weak in their faith and asked if I would stay in Kenya and teach them about how to be strong men of God. Pray for Kenyans to learn to be strong in their faith. We did the same with the women and saw a similar response.
This morning I went back and visited with them after many had had surgery on their eyes and then gathered them all up together and shared from Ps. 46 about God being our refuge and strength. One young mother had just been told that she had HIV and so did her 5 year old son (her husband had died of AIDS), so we visited with her and shared some words of encouragement reminding her that Jesus was her Husband to take care of her now.
We got a call to come visit a family that had lost a mother. It just so happened that Kyle had been with them at 2:40 in the morning when their mother had passed away so it was a special time of rejoicing for this woman named Sarah who went into the arms of Jesus. Her 3 daughters - Helen, Annette and Janet were grieving but as we looked at Eccl 7:1-2 we were reminded that this is the greatest day in their mother's life, to now be healed and in the arms of Jesus. We sang together (in Swahili) and prayed together and they thanked me so much for all the care they had received at Tenwek and for Kyle being on call in the middle of the night to cry with them as their mother slipped from this earth, but all the time rejoicing that she knew Jesus and they would see her again.
Marlene has been out in the community and visiting in the children's ward and praying with mothers and children. They love her and feel comforted by her being on the ward.
God has opened our eyes to see His love for the Precious People of Kenya who are always so thankful and content. May we be more thankful and content. Thanks for praying.