Rainbow Medical Clinic and Village Visit

A few days ago Rainbow was blessed to have a visiting ER doctor from Ft. Worth, TX come out to do health assessments and checkups on all of our children and staff. Dr. Donna Ivey and her nurses Sherri and Emily were such a blessing to our orphanage.  They treated everyone who showed up, including many from the surrounding village. Afterward Dr. Ivey loaded up into the car with us and we took her to the village to show her a few cases that Jill has been monitoring and treating.  What a blessing it was to have Dr. Ivey, Sherri, Emily, and the amazing Charles Msukwa (you remember him from the Maula Prison ministry that we talk about).   Charles helps Dr. Ivey when she is in town. All of these have such servants hearts! 

Dr. Ivey and Jeremy

Our first patients!  The oldest Rainbow kids!  Most of them stuck around to help with the clinic all day!

Collins!

Tania using her dental expertise to check the teeth of all the Rainbow kids!  She said they have amazing teeth!  Only a couple of kids have cavities!  Good brushing and NO SUGAR in their diet goes a LONG way!

Jill recorded our bi-annual heights and weights on each kid.  

Waiting patiently!  Love these beautiful Rainbow kids!!!!

Taking notes!

Dr. Ivey and Charles

Karen was Worm Girl!  ha!  She gave out the deworming medicine to all who came through!

This is the lady that Jill has been treating in the nearby village.  She fell into a fire due to an epileptic seizure and her wound refuses to heal.  

This is Lifton!  He is another baby that was not able to receive cleft palate/cleft lip repair in May due to malnourishment.  ConnectMed was able to put a plate in his mouth to aid in feeding.  We went to check on him and are praying that his weight and health are good for August 2!  Please pray for no sickness and for a good healthy weight!!!!!  

Lifton, his mother, his agogo (Grandmother), and his twin brother is in agogo's lap.  It appears to us that Lifton has passed his twin in weight!  We are very happy with his progress!!!

Praise God for His provisions and for allowing us to be the hands and feet for Him here in Malawi.  There is nothing more important, more fulfilling, more difficult, or more rewarding in the world!  We are the blessed ones for sure!