Back in Fish Hoek

Wednesday September 9, 2009
So what awaited my return to Fish Hoek. Yes the sand and hills are still there, by now so familiar and what a welcome sight. The freezing cold and rain are also here as our Spring comes in like a lion. As we all shiver in our unheated places we look ahead to the whales in the bay, the abundant spring flowers, already starting to bloom in my apartment, and oh please, warmer weather. What also awaited me were the classes, our teachers and students who never looked lovelier to my eyes. I missed them so much but they went on, and, with some volunteer help, Pam and Mike Talley, did just fine. And then the best news of all was also waiting for me. I went to the Living hope Health Care Center to see Khumi who is battling through a long illness. I did not know what to expect and, frankly, when I saw her, was not sure what to think. As I was leaving the center, holding my breath, the nurse came running after me. "Oh Wendy, " she said, "I wanted to tell you that the doctor and I think Khumi has finally turned a corner." I exhaled praise to God for His goodness, grace,healing touch through the love of the center and the doctor, nurses and workers who care. As I look ahead to the rest of the year and beyond, God has already shown me the focus of our work here. Already the three women who graduated in July are now teaching others. This is not something I planned but am delighted with this turn of events. "We teach one to teach many," was the way my brother-in-law Verne described it. A perfect fit for what we are called to do here. I will have more to say about this. Each of you who support in any way can be encouraged by the way in which our work reaches so many more people through the women we reach in Christ's name.