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| Katoya & Chacoolu |
Today, we were blessed with the opportunity to have two very special (and very very handsome!) guests stop by the center. It's crazy to think that these twins were admitted into our program almost two years ago. Those of you who have followed our Uganda Director, Renee Bach's Blog might remember their story when they first arrived. With a little bit of convincing and some personal prayer on my part I was able to sit Renee down herself and have her share a little bit about these two miracles herself:
Oh goodness. To look at these
boys brings tears to my eyes!
I have to look
at them really hard nowadays to even believe that they are the same children. They’re almost unrecognizable. It takes a few moments, and when I really look into their little faces and deep into their brown eyes,
I can see it. I can see the same faces of 2 little boys that I found in a
hospital almost a year and a half ago….
In July of 2010 I came
across twin brothers, Katoya, and Chacoolu in a local hospital. They were both
severely wasted and Katoya was by all appearance about to meet his Maker. They were in bad shape. I
was able to get them transferred to a private hospital in Jinja, and the next
day they were brought here to Serving His Children for nutritional
rehabilitation and treatment.
The day that I brought
those boys into our home marked the start of a very long, emotion filled
journey (you can follow this link to read more about their story). Both boys were very sick,
but Katoya was probably the most severe case of malnutrition I’d ever seen. I
spent countless nights sitting up feeding him from a syringe, attempting to
rehydrate him, hours upon hours on my knees praying that God would put life
back into his body, and lots of tears. Lots and lots of tears.
To be honest for the
first 10 days that they were here, I didn’t think Katoya would live. I trusted
that God was in control; it just very much looked like He was going to decide
to bring Katoya home. He was so frail. So weak. I wanted to fight for him. I
wanted to will him to live, but God is the only one who can decide life or
death, so I prayed. I prayed and I prayed and I prayed.
And with time, God began
to work a miraculous healing. Yes, a literal miracle took place! God healed
those tiny twins boys. Fully. It was, and still is amazing!
Sometimes when I look
back on those first couple of weeks, I just see a fog… It’s hard to remember
the exact events that led me to today.
It’s difficult to recall some of those moments that seem so long ago. But today, as I sit, I
remember. I can see in my mind all those nights…. I can hear Katoya’s soft,
faint cry that held not one tear.
I can clearly picture his big, sunken in eyes staring up at me. I almost
feel like it was yesterday. I can remember drinking soda after soda after soda
trying to stay awake (I still don’t drink coffee), and I can hear the prayers
that I prayed over and over as I held him in my arms.
It all seems so clear. So
vivid. And today, as we welcome these boys back as very our special guests for the day we are all able to recall nothing short of two living and breathing miracles.
I stand amazed.
-Renee
