Gavin

We stopped in to see Gavin not to long ago. He is 5 years old and is growing up fast!

 Praise the Lord he is fit and healthy!

He is very cute!  Doesn't that smile just melt your heart? 

In 2012 when we first saw Gavin, he was so sick with HIV and we were able to get him initiated on ARV's (antiretroviral medications). Here's a picture from before, . See the difference good care can bring to a child's life? You can read some of his story here or here

It is so encouraging to see some of the kids that we have come to love doing so well and thriving. It's too often that we find the children suffering from lack of care, whether the caregivers have no resources or don't want to deal with the responsibility of tending to their children.         

       

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Christmas Parcels: Happy Smiles

Here are some pictures some of the children who received their special Christmas gifts. In each parcel, we put  a children’s book about Jesu. The pictures tell the story more than words could but we want to thank you for making it special for them and ask that God would bless you. We had so much fun passing out the goodies.  

Fanzile

Gavin

Gcina

Hlecibo

Mlando

Nokulunga

Noncedo

Nothando

Siphosethu

Vusile

Zinkle

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More people able to get needed treatment

The supply of reagents has allowed us to identify more than 15 people who desperately need to be initiated onto life-saving ARV's. We are so thankful that we are able to get these onto treatments! There was a government decision to change the CD4 threshold number of 350 to 550, which will be such a blessing. This means that now people will be allowed to be initiated onto ARV's when their CD4 levels are at 550 instead of waiting until their levels reach 350. More people will be able to receive proper treatment before getting so sick and it is a dire need to start, which will increase the effectiveness of treatment. 

Thandi is one of our Chips clients in Khomba and she is very sick.  We guess her age to be around 30 years and we are not sure what is wrong with her, either breast cancer or she has TB mass (not on ARV's as she has a high CD4 count). Thandi is also not a believer but we talked and prayed with her about God being the great healer and about faith, which she said she does not have. We will visit with her again. Teresa is talking to a surgeon as regards this mass. Please pray that Thandi will come to know God as the great Healer and that the doctors/surgeon would have wisdom for her care and treatment. 

In Section 19 this past week we tested six children who are not well. Thankfully, all their results came back as negative.

Little Gavin, from Maphiveni, was initiated onto ARV's this past week. He is doing well as well and is quite the ham. You can catch up on his story here.

 

Please lift up Thandi and Gavin as they start their various treatments. We know that God is the great healer and we ask for his mercies on these two especially at this time. We praise God for the supply of reagents and the change in the CD4 guidelines.

 
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clothing, classes and chili sauce

Gavin is a 2 year old, almost three, little boy who has been very sick. We tested him and he is HIV+. He was quickly initiated on ARV's. His mother died from unknown causes and Gavin now lives with his Aunt and three small cousins. It's hard to find such a little one who already has HIV, but we pray that the ARV's can give him the longevity and quality of life to fulfill the purpose that God has for him. 

The Simunye Church has given us several bags of clothing to pass out. Clothing give-aways can get crazy and we need to come up with a better system to give the items to those who are in most need and will actually use it rather than selling it for beer. 

Jabulane and Mary have started a six month business course. Jabulane is doing Business Management and Mary is doing Office Management. We hope that these classes will give them extra qualifications to pursue the dreams that they have, since neither of them have a college education. Jabulane wants to do business management consulting and Mary wants to own her own business. They both continue to work hard side-by-side with us in Chips and we are thankful for them. 

Several of our more stable clients in Maphiveni want to transfer to the Simunye clinic as it will be more convenient for them to make their appointments. Bethusile, the rural health motivator at Maphiveni, makes a reasonable income from selling chili sauce and Vaseline with aloe. She thought that it would be a good idea to share with to some of the Chips ladies and see if there is any interest in learning these skills in order to make an income. Bethusile even suggested a stall at the side of the road to sell the items. We're hopeful that this will turn into another micro-industry for the women.

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Or simply mail your gift to World Outreach Ministries, PO Box B, Marietta, GA 30061 and designate for Ian and Jenn, Fund Code #97.