Today I have a special prayer request. Recently we had 2 of our short term missionaries in Recuay discover a very distressing situation in a village near where they were working. It involves 4 little girls who have had a serious skin condition since birth. The children have unsightly blisters and scaling about there bodies. They are cousins with 3 from one family and 1 from another. For now, the parents of the 3 have declined any help. We have arranged for the other girl to go with her parents and a national missionary to Lima for diagnosis and treatment.
I have included 2 photos. One is of Elisabet who is 8 years old. She apparently attended school for a short period of time but was teased by her classmates and now no longer attends. She is extremely shy and the smile you see in the photo is very rare. In a way, she will going to see the doctor for her cousin's also since it seems likely they suffer from the same problem. The other photo is of María, the national missionary who will assist them in Lima. She serves in Yungay for now but hopes to serve in Africa one day.
Please pray for:
1. Safe travel to Lima
2. Wisdom for María as she guides the family to their appointments.
3. Comfort to the parents and Elisabet as they encounter the big city of Lima.
4. Wisdom and discernment on the part of the doctor's as they try to diagnose the problem.
Thanks so much to those of you who faithfully pray....and to Victor C., Erick J. and Mindy for helping make this happen, ALL of you are numero 1!
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