November 19, 2007
by Lynne Strange
 God has wonderfully restored the sight of so many of our brothers and sisters in Christ here! Hearing the praises to the Lord for all He has done for them has been heart warming and we join our praises to Him for the answer to all the prayers and preparation for this rare event in the middle of the jungle.
THE HUMAN TEAM EFFORT (Tribal and Missionary)
- prayer
- months of planning and adjusting schedules
- countless emails
- funds and medicine
- preparing and fueling generators
- purchasing equipment and supplies
- planning and scheduling meals
- flying the team of administrator, doctors, and nurses
- flying in all the medical equipment
- preparing rooms for the medical team
- transferring the living room into an operating room
- adjusting the beds to operating table height
- draping off a ‘waiting room’ outside in a covered laundry area
- attaching netting and laying brand new tarp in the room to make it as bug free and clean as possible
- scrubbing all surfaces with bleach
- screening patients for surgery and clinical checkups
- preparing and serving the meals for the whole medical team and missionary team
- the pre and post operative care
- the surgical procedures
- flying the medical team and equipment all out again
- returning the OR into a home
GOD’S GIFT
SIGHT! It has been thrilling to hear how appreciative our friends are of this amazing and historical event. They have praised the Lord for His wonderful gift and allowing them to have restored sight. Their comments have drawn us into praise along with them and true rejoicing! God gave them spiritual sight and a relationship with Himself. He has now restored physical sight and a visual relationship to their world again for so many. Again, we marvel that God allows us to be a small part in His work here among the Banwaon!
The day after surgery, a dear older man sat down beside me and with a twinkle in his eyes, said, "That dog there of yours sure has nice hair. Yesterday, I couldn't even see the dog! Now, if that house wasn't there, I could see the mountain." One patient had congenital cataracts since birth and she described what she saw through clouds immediately after surgery. Then, on the third day, she gave a trembling smile as she could see for the first time in her young life. She is 15 years old and from another tribe living nearby (at least nearby in the jungle sense.) We all tried to imagine that moment when she opened her eyes and could see for the first time clearly. My guess is we won’t even come close until heaven! Prayer Points: - for the diligent use of postoperative medicine that continues and healing taking place
- for the disappointed ones that did not qualify for the surgery just now
- for those that will have to go to the city for surgery under general anesthesia
- for those that didn't have the spectacular results of their friends
Praise God for His alone is worthy! A Christian news interview was made about the surgery and can be found here: http://www.mnnonline.org/article/10607 |
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