As promised, we checked up on Natasha after her cast change today and revisited our memory verse challenge. Guess what? She recited it perfectly! We gave her a pack of hair oil as a form of our appreciation. Natasha and her mother Beatrice were both very excited! Surprisingly, they were already packed to go home tomorrow morning. We thank God for taking her this far! We ask that you keep Natasha and her mom in your prayers as she continues to recover at home.

This morning, we spent some time with Natasha learning a memory verse. She told us that she has never learned a memory verse before and this was her first one. We taught Natasha John 1:1, but it was hard for her to say it in English, so we used the Swahili version instead. We challenged Natasha to memorize it and when we see her in a couple of weeks. And if she did, we’ll give her a gift if when she recites the verse. Natasha won’t go home until Monday after she gets a new cast.

Natasha made two new friends in the ward this week, but today she is sad that one of them is leaving for home. We asked her why she was bummed out and she told us that they were just getting to know each other better. “I know I’ll see her again maybe when we come back to have the casts removed.” she told us. We absolutely understand how Natasha feels and we pray that they get to see each other again!