There are so many things beginning to happen here that do not include me, and I am thrilled to only report them.
Courts
The village had its first court under its new leadership. Just days after Sabien was elected, there was a court to settle a rape case. Everybody commented that there was no fighting, and the case was settled quickly with the assailant having to pay K100 to the victim.
Please continue to pray for our village and its new leadership. Even though the village is small, everything still comes around and goes around.
Aid Post
Praise the Lord that the village health volunteers (VHVs) are doing a great job.
The men and women who are overseeing the aid post are beginning to see relationships develop with the district’s main health center. This is an answer to many years of praying. In response to the VHVs sending in their monthly tally sheets recording all the patients they have seen, the health center responded by inviting them to come and get a box of medical supplies from them.
If they would begin receiving their supplies through the proper local government channels, the village would no longer be dependant upon the Mission to help provide those medical supplies.
Pray that the VHVs would go get the box and continue having a good relationship with the district health center.
Mid Wives
One of our local ladies, who attended the VHV training, was sent out to the local hospital to be trained as a mid wife or village birthing assistant (VBA). Two ladies began the training for this, but only one was able to make the trip to the hospital to complete the training.
Now that her training is complete, Kofele has helped with at least 10 births over the last couple of months. She has also started to train Abo to assist her. One week, they helped to deliver a baby each day for 4 or 5 days in a row.
They are doing an incredible job. One of the mothers even had trouble during childbirth. In the past, a couple of women have died from similar complications when the missionaries were not in the village. Kofele knew what to do, and I know that she has already saved lives just by doing what she has been taught. The babies are now being cleaned up and wrapped up rather than being left to lie in the dirt after birth. They are cutting the cords properly and cleanly and we have not had one case of infection since they have been working.
Words cannot express the joy in seeing healthy (fat) babies born in the village, and again we are not involved just reporting. Praise the Lord!
Travel
Another recent change is that the Siawi people are traveling like never before. Several of the men now own outboard motors and have recently made new dugout canoes. With this new found freedom comes a new responsibility for some of the believers. There is much confusion and false teaching in our area and many temptations to be found as they travel up and down the river.
Pray that these young believers will take their faith with them and be strong in the truth as they travel.
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