Mustard Seed Jersey Prayer Update October 2010
Thank you for your prayers. We believe prayer changes things and makes a
real difference.
OCTOBER 22nd - 30th Aid trip to Romania
Please remember SEBASTIAN and REBECCA in your prayers as they take the
aid consignment to Romania.
Especially pray there will be no difficulties associated with the unrest
and strikes in France.
Timing - The trailer went to St Malo on
Saturday 16th ready for Sebastian and Rebecca to arrive in France around noon
on Friday 22nd. Because of driving restrictions at the weekend they expect to
arrive in Romania on the morning of Tuesday 26th, unload on Wednesday 27th and
leave that afternoon to be back in Jersey on Saturday 30th or Sunday 31st.
We give thanks to God for the generosity of the French company Sarl Godard who have again given us free use of a tractor
unit to take this aid consignment to Romania.
Possible schools link - as Rebecca works in a school we have arranged
for her to visit schools in Romania where she will see huge differences between
here and there. We hope she may be able to identify some areas in the schools
she visits where help from Jersey could be directed so pray for her for wisdom.
FLORI
Background: Flori lives in the
Mustard Seed house at Cefa in Romania. She has acute
kidney failure and has needed dialysis for 5 or 6 years. Sadly a kidney
transplant did not happen for her. Her body seems unable to handle the hemodialysis (direct into the blood stream) any longer, so
to prolong her life she has very recently been changed to peritoneal dialysis
which is a procedure which can be carried out at home once it is
stabilised.
BUT There have been complications with
infection and a mal-function of the equipment which is permanently attached to
her body. As a result she has been in hospital for a number of weeks. The
situation was very grave and one doctor warned the social workers she could
only live a matter of days unless the technical fault could be resolved. At this
point we began praying and Flori is still with us.
She sounded quite cheerful on the phone when I spoke to her this morning.
She believes a procedure under local anesthetic
yesterday meant she could dialyze successfully yesterday for a short
time. But that is not confirmed by the social workers
and in the past Flori has not understood
details about her medical condition accurately. But she is bright and cheerful
and talking about Jesus and heaven, so it seems she has accepted she may soon
be with Him.
Please continue to pray for Flori - the situation is confusing. Above all please pray for her for
complete peace and that she will continue to be cheerful no matter what
happens.
Please pray for ALEX and RODY the social workers who love her dearly and
are struggling at the thought of losing her. They have been given differing
reports about Flori from different doctors.
Pray also for her friends especially ADELA
her good friend and carer and the others who live at Casa Mabel and the young
women's house Casa Aura.
Please pray for the residents of Casa Mabel. There are now 10 elderly
ladies at Casa Mabel - once the young women were able to move to Casa Aura we
were able to move in more needy female pensioners.
DANA the chief carer is about to start maternity leave - pray for her replacement ANCA and for a safe delivery for
Dana.
In Jersey a number of our supporters face uncertain times with illness;
please pray for healing for Terry, Bob, Phil, and others and ask for strength
and peace for their families.
PENSIONERS and shoeboxes
Recently a number of sponsors have said they can no longer support a
pensioner due to change in their own financial circumstances. Please pray God
will provide the funding that is needed by the pensioners who are now no longer
sponsored for the necessities of food, heating, rent and medication. Pray that
God blesses all those who give and have given to Mustard Seed.
From my point of view it is heartbreaking knowing the depth of need
there to realise we can no longer assist as many pensioners as previously.
As the Christmas shoeboxes come in pray for wisdom in distributing to
those who really are in need.
VOLUNTEERS - please continue to pray more people come forward to help
with packing and collecting, etc. Give thanks for the valiant work of some very
faithful people and ask for more to come forward to share the burden.
Please continue to bless us with your prayer.
In His service
Rose Helie