Ammamma Making Progress

Friends:

Olga is back and Ammamma is making good progress. The last I have talked to her she sounded good. Before she couldn’t even talk. Olga’s cousin Vani is taking care of her right now. Thank you for your prayers. Olga and I will be in California with Brad and Pratima next week for Thanksgiving. You all have a Happy Thanksgiving.

God bless

DOC

December 2011 Newsletter Available

http://www.mennoclinicindia.org/newsletters/2011-12.pdf

Ammamma Back Home

Ammamma is finally home in Chiluvuru. She is gaining a little every day. It may be a month or so before she gets her strength back. Olga’s first cousin “Vani” is going to stay with Ammamma for a couple of weeks. Continue to keep her in your prayers, thank you.

Olga’s Mother Hospitalized

Ammamma (Olga’s mom) had been hospitalized for dehydration related issues. She sounded very weak. She is in the Nagarjuna hospital. Please keep her in your prayers.

Cataract Surgeries Become Bessing

This past Sunday we completed another nine cataract surgeries. One of the beneficiaries was a 76 year old Brahmin woman. She went to some of the most famous eye hospitals and they said they wouldn’t operate on her as her cataracts were too far gone. This means she has to live blind the rest of her life. She heard of our name through some other people in the area and came over. Our surgeon removed her cataracts and they think that the surgery was successful. She stayed a day or two extra in our hospital and went home praising. We now have a very good name and image in the surrounding villages and patients are coming from these farther away villages. This woman lives at least 50 miles away. That’s very far by Indian standards. In terms of difficulty in travelling, it’s like coming from a distance of 500 miles here. Praise God.

Wedding Pictures

Dr. Mumtaj Begum, one of our 3 doctors that work at the clinic
got married recently and here is her wedding picture.

Weddings Abound

Dr. Mumtaj got married and moved with her husband to a different town. Dr. Sirisha, a friend of Dr. Mumtaj is our 3rd Doctor at the clinic now. She is received very well by our patients.

Koti is married to Naga Lakshmi and moved into his own home.

Transitions

Dr. Mumtaj, one of the three Doctors that work at the clinic is getting married on June 14th. She will be moving with her husband to another town called Ongole. Dr, Mumtaj is a very devout Christian converted from Islam. She found a Christian husband. Her husband is a medical Doctor also. We are currently looking for a replacement. Dr. Mumtaj has served us well and let’s keep her in our prayers.

2011 Annual Meeting Comes to a Close

We appreciated your prayers this weekend. We had a very productive meeting. God continues to do His work at the clinic. We are excited about some of the possibilities developing and should be able to share with you in an upcoming newsletter this summer a new opportunity for how we can use the clinic continue express Christ’s love to all.

Annual Meeting

Tomorrow evening we meet for our annual weekend meetings.  Pray that God will be with us and that we continue to spread Christ’s love to his children in Chiluvuru.