Wednesday in Nairobi

Hello Prayer Warriors,

Today we had a grand day in Kibera. We saw many men and women and the orphans they are caring for.It was our last day there so we had to say goodbye to some of our translators. We said goodbye as we usually do with a gift for each of them and a card. I brought wrapping paper and cards which had been part of an incredible ministry of Trisha McClure. She has now gone on to be with the Lord but I know she would have donated them and would be pleased that we are using them in Kenya.

Ariel saw a young very sick girl who was brought in to the clinic by her aunt. She now lives with her aunt as both parents are deceased from AIDS. We treated her, prayed with the family and hugged her. The people here just love the attention from us. I pray they see it not as us supplying them with medicines but more as the light of Jesus. We also saw a young AIDS patient who had a CD4 count of 10 with herpes in her eye and pneumonia. This is hard and can be draining to see these precious people so sick. We were able to give her Acyclovir and an antibiotic and pray with her.

Katie and Diane served as our pharmacists and were very busy as usual! Ed and Katie helped us register and triage patients with the help of a translator. Hugh saw male patients in a private office. Again, the men are very private and this is the only way some of them will come to the clinic. Anna, Lauren and Amanda and Karen G provided care for the patients and prayed for their needs. Anna and Hazen held a Bible Club for the children and made puppets.

One of the most incredible ministries is the use of a poloroid camera on the mission field. Diane Davis' Sunday school class donated a Polaroid camera and film to her for use in ministry. She took pictures of the families and children and gave them a picture. Now imagine the look on their faces when they see this picure. It brought tears to my eyes. Many of them have never seen a photo, let alone of themselves. I don't know if they even have a mirror. This is the slums of Kibera!

Hugh and I went to the bank to exchange money today for the team and ministry needs and they took a photo of me with the money. The exchange rate today was $0.64 shillings/dollar. So I had quite a wad of cash!

We are running out of medications and money to purchase them with (team funds) so please pray that the Lord would provide. We have prescribed a lot of medications here and had to purchase more today.

A young woman in our clinic today needed to have an X-Ray of her hip to identify if she had a fracture. She had suffered abuse at the hands of her husband. She may only have 1 meal each day so you know that she did not have money for an X-Ray. We donated money to send her for an X-ray.

Please pray for our team. We get up early each morning and have devotions and breakfast together and then leave for the clinic.We usually go all day until 1:30- 3:30 PM until we eat lunch. Please pray for our stamina. We are sometimes asked to do things that are out of our comfort zone. For example- prepare talks without much notice, prepare a skit for Bible Club, counseling patients, etc. We sometimes do not know where we can get the materials to prepare. But somehow...the Lord provides! I guess this is how we learn and grow. But doesn't it just feel so good to have a plan and stick with it? We would never grow if we left it to ourselves. Step out of your comfort zone......

Well enough for tonight. Please know that we are praying for you.

We love you all and miss you!

Many Blessings,

Karen (McClure) and the Kenya Team

PS Families of our Missionaries please remind them when they return home to continue to take their Doxycycline daily for 30 days. Some have asked me to put it in an e-mail so they do not forget.