Sadly one of our patients passed away on Saturday and we had to put all the necessary arrangements in place for the burial. It is always sad when we loose a patient but sometimes death comes as a mercy when we remember that the love we have given them at Gentlcare is only a taste of the deeper love and peace they have gone to rest in.
But, with our tears of sorrow came tears of joy.
Ivonne fetched Karin the 16/8/2009 in Merriman, she was in a very bad way. She only weighed 12kg at the age of 13. She was unable to walk and her legs were stiffly bent.
She couldn't talk
She could only eat with her hands.
She had to learn how to eat, drink and taste food. It took a long time before she distinguished between different tastes.
She could not even sleep on a bed, she would look lost and afraid.
All the prayers and hard work has finally paid off and we are all truly overjoyed.
"And he took a child and set her in the midst of them and when he took her in his arms he said unto them, whomever shall receive one such children in my name, recieveth me: and whomever shall recieve me, receiveth not me, but him who sent me.
Mark 9:36-37
Our hearts are filled with joy for her, she is long and skinny but too sweet for words.
This has been a week of joy and thankfulness. Thankfulness not only for Karin's miracle but also to Besom, an organisation in London who has kindly responded to our wish list and donated us new pots and pans, egg shell mattresses and wonderful massaging chairs to spoil our lovely patients in.
Thank-you to all of you following our blog, your support and kind words have been deeply appreciated!
Those massage chairs look AMAZING! What a wonderful donation! I am spreading the word as much as I can, hopefully I can send some money over soon : )
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