Once again I
wanted to share a note from Renee Marini, the missionary
nurse we have shipped to in Zambia. For those of you
whom I haven't sent emails to before, this is a couple
involved with a group called "Sons of Thunder" which
operates a large farm and medical clinic in Zambia.
There are seven
villages on their farm, and they, Renee and her husband
Sal, handle most all of their medical care. One of the
sponsors of this shipment, Dr. Mark Cook from Oakdale,
CA, will be going to Zambia to help them for three weeks
in August.
Renee had sent me a
great story several weeks ago of helping a man, Ngandu,
who had come to them at the point of death from aids.
God graciously intervened, and Ngandu is recovering. I
wrote to her thanking her for her constant updates to
us.
The following is her
response. It was a joy to see the list of supplies used
on these patients--all from Project SAVE.
For those of you who
helped pack, sort, donate goods, help financially, or
help us ship it, I hope this will be an encouragement to
you! You are making a difference in the lives of others
and are a blessing! A special thanks to Enloe Hospital
for the portable x-ray unit they are now able to use -
what a tremendous gift!
Thank you! Janice
*****
Hello Janice,
It is so nice to hear
from you and thank you for the encouraging words. Thank
you also for sharing and spreading the word! We are
honored you have our stories on your website.
At the time we were
using the oxygenator for Ngandu, we had a second patient
come in and we ended up using both oxygenators at the
same time! For Ngandu alone, besides the oxygenator, we
used an IV pole, adult diapers and blue chux, a bedside
commode and wheelchair... not to mention the mattress he
was laying on and the hospital bed... and even the
blanket covering him!
Further update...
there is a radiologist in Baltimore who just sent us
x-ray cartridges and a lead apron and even a labeling
machine to go along with the xray machine you sent!!
They also sent us ultrasound gel in large quantities
since I am now starting to do ultrasounds on all our
antenatal patients! Every Tuesday I do a class for the
expecting parents and then an ultrasound in addition to
Sal's exam and blood work, etc.
We have delivered
over 100 babies and now we have the delivery bed!
You have blessed both us and the Zambian people
tremendously!
Just this last week a
dear woman from Maryland near where I live organized and
labeled everything in our medical storage area (all
stuff from the container) so that it will be easier for
me to access things as need arises. Thank you again!
More updates and stories to come, I'm sure.
Love, Renee
From our previous
story...
Note
from Janice:
This story is from Renee
Marini, a missionary with the a group called "Sons of
Thunder", which is affiliated with the Wesylan Church.
They have a huge farm and medical clinic in Zambia,
Africa, teaching African how to farm, and care for
themselves as well as attending to their medical needs.
There are seven villages on their "ranch". Renee's
husband Sal is a physician's assistant. Many of you will
remember loading their 40-ft. container and seeing the
photos of it being unloaded in Africa.
Below is
one of her stories. I started to send only part of it,
but felt "checked", so am sending it just like she sent
it to me. Please note that the oxygenators were from our
container, the ones given to us by individuals here in
Chico who have lost a family member.
The nasal
cannulas were from Professional Hospital Supply I'm
sure, as we sent them so many durable supplies that PHS
had donated to us. We also sent an array of bed linens,
IV poles and hospital beds for their clinic. None of
these things heal - God did that - but they help so much
along the way.
I hope
this will be an encouragement to each of you - specially
those volunteers who labor so willingly each Tuesday
morning, and those who pack out the containers! We
are helping to make a difference in the lives of
others, many, many miles from here. Thank you for being
such amazing people and for all that you do!
