An Update on Peter from Keith and Kathy

August 21st, 2008

Aug. 21,2008
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers for Baraka. The surgery went well. He is a very brave little boy. He will need to be, as he has a long road ahead of him. On September 1st his wounds will be healed well enough that he will be able to wear the device that makes him hear. Two different times we have tested the device and he definitely is hearing. To what extent we will not know for a while, but the surgery appears successful. Praise the Lord.
Baraka will be in intense speech therapy for at least the next year. He is going to have to work very hard to learn language and communication. He has asked for the device and we can tell that he is very excited.
As we have prayed for Baraka I have been amazed with his trust. He has no real way of understanding all that is happening to him and yet he happily puts his trust in us. He has flown in airplanes, had his head cut open, has his bandages changed daily, and is not allowed to play hard while the wound is healing and yet he has never protested because he trusts that we have his best in mind. I am reminded to not question my circumstances and to trust that my God is all knowing and very good to me and always has our best in mind.
Baraka is staying with Mary and Wallace Kamau, as he is a true orphan and was living with a wonderful woman who has 19 others living with her in a very small space. We did not want to risk any infection of the wound or illness at this point. Please pray for discernment, as we will have to decide for how long he will stay with Kamaus and where will be the best place for him to live after the speech therapy. We know that God has a great plan for this boy.
Praise God with us for every person who was involved in making this happen. Praise Him for a Southern California pastor and his wife who allowed their hearts to be broken for Baraka and have worked tirelessly to make this surgery happen. They knew a Korean businessman who knew a Korean inventor who donated the cochlear implant who knew an Indian doctor who donated the surgery in Nigeria. Two wonderful church bodies, one named Eastside in California and one named Westside in Illinois who paid for all of the plane fairs and other expenses. A moviemaker and his daughter who did amazing amounts of work to one day have this story inspire many other people to love the poor.
God is good!
Keith and Kathy

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