In early February we planned to return to the village. The schedule was for Feb. 4th, but we weren't ready with supplies so we had to delay til the 7th. From my journal:
During this time Jonathan became ill with fever, diarrhea and vomiting. By Feb. 5th we took him to the doctor at Shanta Bhawan hospital. Bill took Jonathan into the bathroom so he could vomit again and he just fainted from dehydration into Bill's arms. Bill took him back to the doctor's office. Jonathan was in shock. It took three quarts of IV fluids and several days in the hospital before he started looking human again.
Dr. Nietzhke [his pediatrician] said "It's a good thing you came when you did. I wonder what you would have done if you had been in the village when this happened." We knew what we would have done. We would have have prayed and trusted God as we did each time. During this time I read Watchman Nee's biography and found a new release. I'm not only "free to fail" but "free to be sick." Abiding in Him there is no fear, for the consequences are His.Isn't it good how He orders our days and rearranges "our plans" for our own protection and good? We gave thanks for how God spared Jonathan's life and that he was better within several. We returned to the village on the 12th, "even though now he's quite skinny--and our Tharu friends are all commenting on how thin he is." But he was still well enough to play with the village boys on the haystacks!
We were, and are, grateful that He left Jonathan with us. Soon after this,
Jenny became quite sick and came down with hepatitis. Our landlady wanted to call a guru (medicine man) to do puja (incantations) for her. I tried to explain that Jesus will make her well. Show them Your love, Lord." Meanwhile we prayed for Jenny while she experienced the pain and then the healing. Here she is with one of Tinkertoy creations in front of our home in Kathmandu with one of our chickens nonchalantly crossing her path.
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