Thembi

Thembelehle and I first visited this patient on the 27th January 2010. She and her two brothers had recently moved into the Qua Chief area, with none of them employed they had no food and so were both physically and morally very down. In the following 3 weeks Thembi was thrown out of the dwelling as the brothers were unhappy with her HIV status.

It was some 3-4 weeks later Thembelehle found Thembi in a shack – our subsequent visit was quite traumatic, she had only as much clothes as she could carry, no bed, blankets, utensils or stove – worst was the look of hopelessness and defeat in Thembi’s eyes.

At that visit we prayed for Thembi, prayed for material things. At this point I told Thembi that her name was in my prayer book and that God hears all prayers. Coincidently the following week Glynis asked me to list my patients with a brief summary of each one’s situation as her cell group wanted to pray for them. This resulted later in the month with pots, pans, bowls, a stove and then a week later a mattress, carpet and curtains – a neighbour gave a base for the mattress – WE SERVE A GREAT GOD.

Thembi asked for a Bible, which we supplied. It was so gratifying when she asked us if she could read a scripture Psalm 91 v 1 – “It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord”..... Verse 5 “O Lord how great are thy works....”

It is very heart warming to visit Thembi these days, to pray and give thanks to the Lord for prayers answered. This lady has grown in confidence and her walk with Jesus – PRAISE THE LORD – OUR WONDERFUL PROVIDER.