Pictures: top: George Nelson hearing the Creation book taught by Timo
2nd: Terese’s heel
3rd: Dan Douglas washing foot, my friend Salome, and I one Sunday afternoon while Timo was teaching the book
bottom: Dan caring for the foot
On Tuesday, May 12, Peter, Dan Douglas and I took our friend, Terese to the International Hospital in Kampala. This is the best hospital in Kampala and they have a charity ward, Hope Ward, where we will be able to have Terese’s foot operated on at a reduced fee. The charity will assume most of the cost, and I agreed to raise the $400.00 which would be our contribution.
We found Terese with this terrbile heel wound in the village of Kigalama where we were teaching in January.It was dirty and oozing; I was shocked to see this, and we tried to doctor her with what small items we had with us that day—an antiseptic wipe, neosporin and bandaids. We started to go each week to wash the foot well and redress and pray for healing. One of IAM’s faithful young men, Dan Douglas took a special interest in Terese. His heart’s desire is to be doctor one day. He began to go to Kigalama twice a week on his bicycle–one hour each way. He would tenderly wash the foot, apply ointment, redress, and pray. That became his special ministry which he attended faithfully since February.
When my sister was in the hospital at International for five days, I thought about bringing Terese for evaluation. Tuesday we went and the doctor anticipates removing the bad place, which he suspects is melanoma on Thursday of next week. Please pray for healing for Terese.
This will be a serious surgery requiring skin grafts and a 10-day hospital stay. Pray for protection from any infections and for a successful surgery. I think the Lord has used these past months as a special opportunity for us to minister to Terese and her family as we washed her foot and cared for her each week We have come to love Terese, who is about 78 and her husband George Nelson who is 83. God has already been glorified and we continue to thank Him for what He will do through Terese’s life and ours because of this situation.
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