Oh Luis!

For some reason I couldn't fall asleep. My mind was racing at first and then I felt the Lord leading me to pray for everyone that I could think of. At about 10:45pm Luis (2yrs old) started screaming. He had struggled with a fever and not feeling well all day (we took him to get a malaria test in the morning, but it was negative), but this cry was different...piercing and full of fright. I got out of bed and something wasn't right. Luis was so hot and was crying, but didn't look awake. Suddenly his whole body started convulcing much like a seizure. Quickly Luis (our translator), Pieter, and I packed a bag and jumped in the car to drive to Central Hospital in Maputo. I don't think that I have ever gotten to the city that fast or ever been that scared. I was holding our convulcing Luis in my lap in the back seat praying harder than I have ever prayed in my life. About every 5-10 minutes Luis's whole body would convulce in the midst of deafening screams. I can't explain all the thoughts and emotions that I had while this was going on.

We got to the hospital and waited for three hours while they looked at Luis's blood. All the Dr.'s did was test him for Malaria again! That is the extent of African, or at least Mozambican Medicine. They didn't even take his temperature! I was holding a screaming, convulcing baby in my arms for 3hrs and they sent us away with medicine to help him sleep! In other words the Dr.'s canot even begin to know what is wrong with our little Aids baby. Africa is so frustrating! The doctors are hardly trained and seem useless. We brought little Luis home and the convultions stopped at about 3am and Luis slept for a few hours.

Today Luis has slept a lot and seems to be recovering. But we are fearful that this will happen again. Please be praying for our little Luis. And continue to pray for Pieter and Rika. I do not know how they continue to work in this hard country! They are so graceful and filled with the Love of the Lord. Pray for strength and continued blessings for thier ministry.