Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Today we went with the team to Queens.  In the morning we visited one of the wards and taught some kids in the little classroom.  In the afternoon we went to the playroom to play with kids, but there where no kids, so we spent the rest of our time praying in one of the wards.  The ward we were in was sort of the “hard case” ward.  One child came in with a fever and received treatment but after the treatment he became paralyzed on one side.  Another child had a brain tumor and was waiting for surgery, another had meningitis and another had been crushed by a minibus.  My heart went out to these children and their parents because this ward felt so depressing and hopeless. 

James was supposed to have a meeting with Fred to discuss what the board thought about our project, but it got cancelled.  That really discouraged Kelsey and me because we are so tired of waiting.  We both know that God wants us at Queens and all we want to do is go love on those kids and pray for them.  Before visiting the “hard case” ward, I was starting to wonder if God really does want us at Queens; however, after seeing how hopeless the people were, I knew God wants us to be at Queens to bring His hope to the people.  That evening, Kelsey, Maribeth and I spent some time praying that God would open the door for us tomorrow.