this side of heaven

Some mornings i wake up with a spring in my step....only to be knocked back down by REALITY! Well, i shouldn't sound so negative and maybe this blog will be positive some day, who knows?? :) But until we reach heaven, i guess, this is how it goes!

This morning a mother and her very sick (one year old) baby waited outside for me. Nowadays they all say the child is over and above one, because i don't give medicine for under one year old's...so now i have to guess the age as well as the diagnosis and treatment!! Phew! A tall order!

I felt so bad, because i had to tell her to take the child to the nearest clinic as i suspected malaria....."Not a bad idea", i hear you say? True in a way, but as the clinic is 10km away and she will have to WALK all the way with the sick baby on her back, it does add up and sometimes they just don't go.

So i sent her away with a silent prayer as i touched the little one's forehead and my heart broke, again, for these people....and i suspect correctly that it won't be the last time either! Lord bring Your healing in their lives, be the Living Water and the Bread of Life! They need You , i need You.....