Dear Loved Ones,

 Thanksgivings, yes it is a thanksgivings time. This is how our Baptist nurse (RN) lady in our Baptist church of Darbone celebrated our thanksgivings. Sister Willienne is a very active in our Baptist women Association that Kihomi heads up. She has a small clinic in rural area where she cares for her people.

During the January 10, 2010 earthquake, her house was destroyed partially. God spared the clinic part of her house. She cared for the earthquake victims without thinking about money or her broken house. She went broke because she spent all her fortune caring for the earthquake victims. When Kihomi learned of her plight and knowing her devotion to helping her people, Kihomi rescued her with a sizable quantity of medication. Willienne got back to caring in this remote area where she lives miles away south of Port-au-Prince. 

She is not only a nurse but midwife who helps poor women deliver their babies. One lady had her first baby at Willienne’s clinic. For second baby, the lady returned to the same clinic to deliver. This Friday November 29, the pregnant lady was in labor all the day. She was yelling and crying because of pain.

The same Friday they had riot in Port-au-Prince, the capital city.. It was impossible and risky for anybody to go out. This made Willienne worried for the pregnant lady she could not send to Port-au-Prince far away from her clinic. While lady was crying, Willienne was praying and called Kihomi to be praying also. Kihomi was checking on them until 10 PM.

After 10 PM, the lady was ready to deliver but could not because the baby kept coming and returning back inside her mother. Using her kerosene lamp Willienne remembered what she was taught in her nursing school. She introduced her hand to find out that the baby has been tied to a cord around the neck. She cut the cord and had the baby out. The poor baby was almost dead. The nurse left the mother to take care of the baby. After a while she resuscitated the baby. She then went back to take care of the mother.

 We don’t know what you call miracle. For us over here, it is a very serious miracle. God is still at work taking care of His poor people. A Haitian wisdom says that the cow that does not have its tail it is God who chases the flies around this kind of cow. Yes, God is watching over us and we have all the reasons to be thankful.

Please remember Willienne with her caring ministry as she tries to offer her best to the world.

In Haiti,

Nzunga & Kihomi

 

Dear Friends,

One of the things missionaries do is help others who are “doer’s not just hearers”.  Sister Willienne is a doer that is the only medical resource in her area for the poor.  She puts others ahead of herself and is a shining example of a Christian life.  Doing what she can with what she has (which is not much) she brings hope and comfort to her people.  What a wonderful picture of Jesus among us.  Please pray for her and the incredibly poor of Haiti.   

In His Peace and Grace,

Dennis Shewell

Mission Partnership Team Communications Advocate and Convener

Nzunga and Kihomi Ministry

E-mail: deshewell@gmail.com

Phone: 812-569-1352812-569-1352

 

Other team Members:

Les Roberson

Diana Peysha

Terry Bivens-Fry

Charles Newman