Please Pray for Joshua

Joshua is one of the boys at Haven on the Hill, the first children's home I worked with. 

Joshua has been admitted to the hospital here in Nairobi for pneumonia. If you know this place, it has to be fairly serious for people to be admitted. Naomi, the auntie, took him to the local clinic, then to the hospital in the nearest town. When they wanted to admit him, she left there and brought him immediately to Gertrude's Children's Hospital in Nairobi. Naomi is with him and says he already seems to be doing much better. I talked to the nurse this morning and she says he is greatly improving.

If you were "around" in April, you will remember John, our oldest boy.  He died from complications from malaria/meningitis. He was also taken to the hospital in the nearby town where Naomi took Joshua.  He died there within 36 hours. Needless to say, no one wanted Joshua to stay there. Naomi was also the one with John and she is quite nervous now. The boys at the home are asking questions, wanting to know if Joshua is coming back or if he is dying like John. It is hard for little ones to understand.

I truly believe that Joshua will be fine. I will be going there before noon today to check on him. Things just seem a little more scary when we think of past experiences. 


Please pray for:
* Joshua - healing in his body; that his lungs would clear quickly,
* Naomi - for peace as she cares for Joshua, that she would not fear,
* the boys at home - that they would not worry,
* Janice, the founder of the home - she is in the US and is of course very nervous as well.