| From: Scott & Cindy Nelsen “As we were talking, you can see and feel her joy and peacefulness on her face!” In addition to the clinic days, our medical team does home visits for those who have challenges getting to and from our clinic. Our nurse Cheradee was reporting to me on a home visit they had made earlier in the week. She shared with me the testimony of a patient we had been caring for since August of 2021. This 54 year old woman had been through some very challenging times. Both she and her husband struggled with diabetes, a disease that is often overwhelming in this resource limited setting. The cost of proper care is insurmountable for many families. In January of last year her husband died from complications of his diabetes. By July, her diabetes was so poorly controlled she needed an amputation of her left foot. She had become a Christian 10 years earlier but was in deep despair. While lying in the hospital she cried out to God. She wondered how she could possibly afford the necessary medicine, testing and doctor visits she so badly needed. After discharge from her surgery she was no longer able to work. Things looked bleak. Her former employer heard about our clinic and suggested she try getting care with us. Now, 10 months later, her perspective is completely different! Our clinic provides her with medicine and regular check-ups for free. We were also able to provide her with a wheelchair and she is thrilled to be able to attend church now because of it. Her life and witness have become a testimony in her community to God’s faithfulness. Her story reminds me of Psalm 30:10-12 which says “Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper. You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.” Berean Study Bible Thanks for your faithful role in helping us express God’s faithfulness! Love, Scott and Cindy  |