Thank you all so much for your prayers for my health. I am happy to report that I am completely better and have had an awesome week in ministry. The Lord is really blessing me in incredible ways. I'm just falling more and more in love with the women and children here. I really cannot express how much joy fills my heart that this is my life, that I get to go everyday and love on these beautiful people. It is wonderful.

         On Mondays and Thursdays I continue to have a great time with the women at the care point cutting fabric for the purses. I really enjoy leading a Bible study for them every Monday. This Thursday was especially eventful because Julie introduced a new purse style to the women. So they spent the day learning how to make it, and complaining a little that they had to learn a new style. I enjoy being around them so much.

        This past Friday, Thulie and I did a house visit to see this young man who has been very sick for months. I never have any idea what to expect when we arrive on a homestead of someone we are visiting. This was no exception. At first sight of this man, my breath was taken away. I have never seen anyone up and walking around that was that skinny. Thulie said that the doctors had diagnosed him as having TB in October then they found out he is HIV positive. His name is Mazisi, and he is only 23 years old. He is one of the most kind and gentle and humble men I have ever met. I shared with him and others that live on the homestead with him the story of how Jesus heals the leper because of his great faith. I have total faith that the Lord can heal Mazisi, but I don't know if he does yet. After my visit, the family there showed me so much hospitality. They gave me corn and peanuts and a melon. They also continuously thanked me for sharing the word of God, and their gratitude was so genuine and real. Its things like this that make me love the people here even more.

        The Lord has really been blowing me away in my lately in my time spent with Him. He's stretching and challenging me so much and calling me to live a life like that of Jesus. I've been convicted lately of how different most Christains' lives look from that of Jesus' life. He has really changed my heart to desire a life like His; I'm praising Him for this though it scares me. I realize that this Way is not the easy path and will involve sacrifice and pain and suffering. However, I can think of nothing better than to live like my Lord and Savior.