Thursday we travelled back to Jinja to Renee’s clinic to reunite with our team members, Julie (physical therapist) and Vivian (pediatric nurse). We weren’t quite there yet when we passed Katie (Davis) on the road and she told us a little boy was in crisis at Renee’s. As with all the children at Renee’s, 2-year-old Hatim was admitted due to severe malnutrition. They had been nursing him back to health with a liquid protein diet. However, when they introduced solid foods to him again, his little body began to shut down. He was in cardiac distress and they were having trouble stabilizing him. Thankfully, one of our team members is a cardiologist so we rushed to the clinic. Melody went in and the rest of us stayed back, not wanting to interfere or be in the way. We spent the afternoon praying for Hatim, his mother, the medical team, and Renee. I am so burdened by the weight Renee carries day after day, night after night as she tries to save the lives of these precious children. God has, without a doubt, divinely equipped her for this ministry. He performs miracles through her as He saves children that hospitals turn away, parents abandon, and everyone labels “hopeless”. In the end, He is sovereign over both life and death. However, Renee’s heart breaks for every child that does not survive and I’m sure the enemy pounces on every attempt to cause her to question herself and her decisions. So as I prayed for Hatim, I prayed for Renee’s heart to be protected no matter the outcome. Hatim was stabilized and they watched carefully over him, taking shifts throughout the night.
Later on Friday, we got the call that Hatim had passed away. We all wept. Our hearts broke, especially for his mother who was pregnant with her second child due any day. The team had done everything possible. I believe God sent Vivian (nurse) and Melody (cardiologist) for this very purpose: to assure Renee that she is making good decisions and providing excellent care. These deaths are not her fault. She did not fail. Melody told us “I have 13 years more education than Renee and I have nothing to add to her treatment plan”. Hatim’s life was in God’s hands. All we can do is confess in the words of Job, “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD”. Please pray for Hatim’s mother. Please pray for Renee and her ministry through Serving His Children. I have seen the miracles of healing with my own eyes and felt the weight of loss in my own heart. Renee is simply a young woman, living in obedience. Please stand with me in lifting her to the Father.
Left to Right: Melody, Renee, Vivian
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