Thursday's Report from Barb

I am writing the report for today because Susan had too much chocolate sauce on her cake tonight and had to go sleep it off!

Our God is an awesome God!

We made it to the mountains today! The thirty year old Swiss Army vehicle ( and I thought they only made knives) took us where no other vehicle should (although others were going). We went through mud holes that would have swallowed most compact cars! Thank God for answered prayers and to all of you for praying.

We arrived in Barone (sp?) and got out in the cleanest mountain air you could imagine. The lush vegetation and clear blue sky reminded me of paradise! We walked through the gate where the clinic was being held and saw the crowd of people who were awaiting our arrival. They began to applaud and that continued all the way up the path to the building. Talk about your humbling experience-tears are blurring my eyes as I write about it, so maybe I had too much chocolate sauce too!

The pastor thanked us and said they had heard Twilla had been sick, and they didn't know if she was coming. Can you imagine walking up a mountain or pushing yours or another's wheelchair for hours without knowing that help was coming? She told him she had been a little sick, but it was another example of spiritual warfare we must wage as the evil one tries to keep us from doing God's work. She spoke about how that is the same for all of us, no matter where we are, but we must keep up the battle and continue to do God's work wherever we are. I'm voting for her if she runs for anything!

Then the day began............Six hours and several hundred people later, we were told it was time to pack up for home. Storm clouds were gathering and if it started raining, we may not make it back down the mountain. And since we knew there was chocolate waiting, we got with the program!!!

Oh, and remember the short supply of our most used medicine? We ran out........just as the last patient was seen........was there ever any doubt?

Barb Kell