Thursday, July 30, 2009

He breathed us together, and we became His hands and His feet...

Thank you, THANK YOU to all of my friends and family who have already heard and who have been praying. You are a godsend and I am so thankful you all are in my life.
For those who have not heard, I came down with malaria and was hospitalized for the last few days. It was awful, and I have never been this sick, but have recovered very well. I am not 100% yet, but pretty close. For those who are unfamiliar with malaria, it is carried by mosquitoes and once infected, it drains the body of all it's liquids until they're gone. You have a raging fever, can't walk (or even sit up), and without getting too graphic, you have extreme vomitting and other things. It is a very deadly disease, but very treatable. The treatment is pretty harsh, I was on a quinine drip for 2 days which has made my entire arm swollen and my veins hard where the iv was placed. As hard as this was, God was there the entire time.
We (Amelia and I) were worried because in the hospitals here, you are required to have someone else with you because there is no one to take care of you- the nurses only give medicine and nothing else, and both Amelia and I were sick( she came down with Malaria as well) and we didn't know anyone else. We didn't have any water, or food or anyone to carry us to the bathroom (neither of us could walk). And all of the sudden our taxi driver decided he needed to check on us and then one of the rafters at the hostel we stayed at (who we had met once) walked in with the appropriate food and water and literally came back and forth and took care of us until we were both checked out.
Even when we knew no one, God provided and was there. He tells us to never fear, that no matter the circumstances, He will be there. And here is a testimony that that is true.

1 comment:

  1. Allison!!!! I have been looking everywhere for the paper you wrote the web address of your blog on and i was ecstatic when I FOUND IT!!! I am so proud of you and amelia both! you are amazing women! im so happy to hear you survived through that aweful disease and treatments! i hope you are both doing very well! i have had a very exciting time reading about your adventures in your blog! i've learned alot! i love you guys and i am definately praying for you both, your friends and all the people around you that you are there to help and also the ones who are working right beside you!!!

    my favorite quote that you wrote on my purse you made for me:

    "I do love you so...
    it's like a well, so deep that
    if you went to the very bottom , you would see stars."
    ~Vita Sackeville-West

    I love you and i miss you very much my friend!
    love always
    Jessica Packnett

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