Survivor every day here

Tonight, Thursday night, is "Survivor night" on TV in the US. Here in Swaziland it's Survivor every day. Yesterday we visited 1 of the Children's Cup Care Points for a few hours. While there we talked with the women cooks who were making the children's 1 daily meal in a large black caldron over a fire. It was foggy, damp, raining, cold, and yet they faithfully provide for the children. We also attended a portion of the school day. Ndombia and Prudence are the 2 teachers at this care point, teaching the children and this poor community through 3rd grade. Ndombia and Prudence live in this same poor community as do the cooks. Among the may highlights of the day was our visit with PePe, a 10 year old girl with AIDS. We met PePe during our visit last year when she was brought to our Medical Mercy clinic with a high fever, mouth sores, TB, and going into septic shock. Even with the quick response of the lead physicain and pediatric ICU doctor, Dr. David Beyda and a pediatric ICU nurse, Aimee Franken, we did not think PePe would live much longer. By the grace of God and through much prayer, we saw a healthier and happy PePe yesterday. Still only the size of a 6 year old, PePe was full of smiles even coloring a picture for us. She still has AIDS and she will still die, but not today or tomorrow. She has more time in this world to know Jesus, Her Lord and Savior, to not fear death when it does come, and minister to others through her more than difficult journey in this life on earth. She is a true Survivor, each and every moment of each and every day. She is a living example of Living in Love.