Esnas

Sorry we haven’t updated in a while. Between no electricity, hugging kids, rescuing people, and just being tired we have not got a chance to sit and write. These past couple of weeks have been full of lots of laughter and some tears. We have been to a waterfall, which was absolutely gorgeous. We have played with lots and lots of children. But we have also seen evil and people near death.

                One day a Kenyan social worker called Kim and told her that there was a desperate case and that we needed to come get two girls. We loaded up and headed to a nearby slum. When we arrived se saw trash and lots of it. We go in our parade of white women all eight of us through the slum, needless to say we attracted a crowd. We arrive at a very small mud hut that we all squeeze inside. You cannot see much because it is dark but I could tell that there was someone laying in a bed. This was our first encounter with Esnas. Esnas is a 19 yr old girl that has been trying to take care of her siblings and her own daughter. But now she cannot even take care of herself. She is at the worst stage in AIDs and has many other sicknesses. It is the worst case of desperation that I have ever seen. We prayed over her and  asked God to heal her and took the two girls.          

                We heard again from the social worker that we needed to come get her baby. This baby or what we thought was a baby was found outside in the rain in her own waste. She was very distant and would only go to her 12yr old aunt. But God restores the broken. She is not laughing and playing. Her new family at Mattaw have been so great for her.

                The social worker calls us once more telling us that Esnas is extremely sick and needs to be taken to the hospital. Once again we head to the slums. When we pull up we see kids playing half naked in the ditches. We pass by a boy who can barely walk because he was beaten the night before. We walk by a group of men smoking weed. But this is nothing compared to what we were about to see. We go into the hut and there is this limp body just lying in the bed. The room has a feeling of darkness and sickness. We stand there and try to convince Esnas that she needs to go to the hospital. She had lost hope. We finally convince her. A couple of drunk mamas clean her up and dress her while we wait outside. While waiting a small boy, around 2, runs right into Keela we notice that this little boy is drunk. Oh man. It was so shocking, so much evil and darkness in this area. Esnas is finally ready to go. The drunk stumbling women try to make Esnas walk but with every step she is moaning. I decide just to pick her up and carry her. I was so surprised at how small she was. She weighed between 50-60 lbs! A 19yr old! Most 7 yr olds weigh that much. We put her in the car. Keela had to hold on to her so she wouldn’t bounce all over the car, she had absolutely no body control.

Esnas is now at the hospital where she is daily improving. God is definitely Healer. She has hope again. She can communicate some and she is starting to eat and keep her medicine down. The Lord is working and it amazing to see her improvement even if it is just a little. The kicker is her hospital bill is raising daily. She has to be on so much medicine. But the Lord will provide. If you feel led to help with Esnas and her medical bills let us know.

This is Esnas with Ruthie, the wonderful woman this is helping nurse her back to health. Please pray for provision and continual healing.