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We received this email from Stacy in Zambia:

Henry Swanzi is out of surgery! Praise God! The doctor estimated 40
minutes for surgery but it ended up taking three hours because once
they got in, they realized that the muscles were torn as well the
break taking place through his growth plates. The doctor installed to
wire pins through both bones on the inner and outer parts of his wrist
to reconnect them.

Henry and I spent the night last night in the hospital together.
There were a few small problems but the night went well. Henry finally
got to eat around 22 hrs for the first time and everything stayed
down. The doctor arrived this morning to check him at 07:30 and Henry
was discharged with a sling, pain medication, and minimal procedures
from here. So, we loaded the car and headed for home. Shortly after
getting on the road Henry began getting sick. We are almost home and
will stop in Mary Begg for them to check him out and to drop off
papers before returning him home. Henry will be going to Mary Begg on
Monday to get his wraps taken off and cleaned and then he will receive
another x-ray on the 25th of October before having to return to Lusaka
on the 26th to get the wire removed for a final check up.

Thank you all for praying for us and please continue to pray for
healing as the next few weeks may continue to be tough for him. I
will continue checking on him and keep you posted on his progress.
Thanks Again!

HOW THANKFUL we are to your being there to watch over him and even stay with him Stacy!!! No little one should have to have surgery without a momma figure to spend the night with you in the hospital!!! Here is little Henry after surgery:

Henry REALLY NEEDED to have this surgery ASAP. Doing so–meant we needed to have the surgery BEFORE it was funded. I wrote the blog post last week about this need hoping and praying we’d get his surgery funded–but we didn’t get much feedback. Wiphan made the decision to step out in faith and have this need met without having the funding yet (medical surgeries for the kids are outside of our regular operating budget and something we don’t have room for yet). But we didn’t want to see the same thing happen to Henry that happen to Mary–who now needs a corrective surgery as her break was not corrected and her bones are now fused together. You can read about her need in that last blog post. (This need is STILL there–so please share this with your small groups, family, friends, blogs–where ever for Mary!)

TODAY–our family worked the ministry fair at our church…isn’t Loo bear the cutest representative??

There is NOTHING SWEETER than doing things like this as a family. Your kids catch the vision and mission–and their hearts grow more compassionate. Can’t WAIT to take them with us one day!!! Here is Loo and momma getting ready to answer questions and share about Wiphan kids…it was really bright out there today…hard to look at the camera!

We had LOTS of families interested in going on trips in 2013 (YAY!) and lots of folks interested in being a part of the 2013 Wiphan Waddle! We even had someone ask about how to sponsor a child–just $39 a month…a big but life changing commitment that will change your family as you invest in an orphan–one you can even go visit and spend a week loving on. TO ME…just ONE person asking a question is worth it as ONE person investing can make such a big difference. Whether it’s Wiphan or another ministry that works with orphans–your life will BE FOREVER CHANGED when you plug in…I mean REALLY PLUG IN to an orphan ministry. Getting plugged in for life with an orphan ministry will change your life even more than adoption or anything else. It will change your comfort level–change how your family connects and change even the hearts of your children. You will hear it in their words and in their prayers.

And AS IF the handful of folks interested in getting plugged in wasn’t enough–which is HUGE…one precious family came to ask about Henry and his surgery. We shared how it was still a need and how Wiphan went ahead to have it done–and together they made the decision to cover his surgery! SO THANKFUL and amazed at what God can do through one family saying yes to Him. Never underestimate how God can use your family to impact and change the lives of orphans!

Please join us in praying for Mary and that her surgery will also be covered! Thank Him with us for His provision over the 450 orphans–He always provides and I am always amazed at how He chooses to do so. If you have a creative idea in how to help with Mary’s surgery–join us in serving these kids…no matter how little or big–the Lord I know will bless the heart and purpose of the giver. Some are called to go while other to give. Thankful for Stacy who is already there and the 2 families now preparing to go for longterm. If you would like to get involved with Wiphan in any way–please connect with us through the Wiphan website! I hope to be able to share that Mary’s surgery is also covered in the weeks ahead!!!

Hope y’all are all having an amazing weekend!!!

Blessings!

Andrea

It was brought to my attention recently via our amazing Stacey Ernvall who is in Zambia serving Wiphan that there are two immediate needs concerning 2 most precious orphans at the school. Outside of our operating budget, we must raise funds for specific needs like these–so we want to ask those of you reading this to please consider reposting, sharing and praying for these two needs. These sweet children have no means of paying for these injuries to be treated–but they do have us…believers who hear, who are want to do something and can creatively help in some way. Will you join me in praying how the Lord might want to use each of us in some way to care for these children?

1. The first need is for little Henry Swazi…

Here is the report we received this week on Henry from Stacey:
Henry Swazi, Grade 5, was playing futbol during lunch break. He went to kick the ball and slipped on the top of the ball. He landed palm down and broke both bones on the inner and outer parts of his wrist. He was taken straight to Mary Begg to be looked at, and they tried to re-set his wrist bones but they were not able to because it is such a severe break. He was referred out to a specialist, Dr. Simzanza, in Lusaka at Italiah Hosptial. Tomorrow morning at 08 hrs we will meet with the doctor to see if they can put him under and re-set the wrist or if he will need surgery to install metal pins to keep his bones together. Henry is currently home with a partial cast and preparing for the trip tomorrow morning to Lusaka with Donald and I. Wiphan would like to raise $1,500USD to cover the cost of the procedures. The health provider requires payment before service is performed.

Please feel free to share this need–and if you or someone you know would like to contribute toward Henry’s medical need–you can give (it is tax deductible) online through Wiphan by going to the donate page at www.wiphan.org and choose “General Needs” and then type “Henry’s Medical Need” in the comments section. (I will post if and when this need is fully funded–so until you hear otherwise…keeping praying for this need to be met. THANK YOU!)

It is SO important that Henry’s wrist is properly corrected so the same thing that happened to Mary doesn’t happen to Henry. If extra funds are raised for Henry, they will be used to help Mary Banda’s arm that was broken and healed improperly get mobile again. Which brings us to…

2. The second need is for little Mary Banda…

Here is the report received from Kevin Jones on his recent trip on Mary:
Little Mary is an orphan living with her grandmother. Mary attends Wiphan’s Mapalo School. Her arm broke, and it was not looked at. The bones in her arms did not mend correctly and now she CANNOT move her arm. Attached are pictures of her arm. Wiphan has taken Mary to Mary Begg for diagnosis. The x-rays show the procedure to correct this injury can be done but needs to be done in Lusaka. The total cost for correcting this injury is $3,500USD. Please let your friends know about this and see if they can be the hands and feet of Jesus in Mary’s life by donating funds to get this procedure done.

Here is what Mary’s arm looks like all the time–unable to be moved:

Please feel free to share this need–and if you or someone you know would like to contribute toward Mary Banda’s medical need–you can give a tax deductible donation online through Wiphan by going to the donate page at www.wiphan.org and choose “General Needs” and then type “Mary’s Medical Need” in the comments section. (I will post if and when this need is fully funded–so until you hear otherwise…keeping praying for this need to be met. THANK YOU!)

If extra funds are raised for Mary, then they can go toward Henry’s medical need. BUT I will post when each are fully funded if that miraculously happens!

Thank you for praying for these needs and helping us make these needs known on behalf of the kids at Wiphan in Zambia. We have some exciting news that TWO families will be heading over to serve full-time there in the near future–so we’ll be sharing soon how YOU GUYS can all be apart of that also very soon as well!!!

If you have any questions about Henry or Mary–please send them my way and if I can’t answer them–I’ll forward them to Stacey who is on the ground.

I’m going to get her to snag some pictures of Henry and Mary–so if you are praying for them or you are one of those led to be a part of their medical help–I will post them and you can print them off to pray for them too! Thank you to everyone who joins us in some way for caring for these…whether it’s making the need known, giving or praying!!!

Blessings…and on behalf of Wiphan Zambia–thank you!

Andrea