Full house

We've had to roll out the two wheelie beds this week. In the midst of a whole lot of coming and going, the flow has been inward. This is how we want it - there is no point having this great place if it is not touching people.

Phanna leading a Bible study in the main bedroom this morning. Two further patients are out of the picture in beds to the right. Baby Alisa does not attend the studies - she will be found in Sopheap's arms somewhere around the Healing Home. Dtouch is in the white shirt behind Phanna.

One of our seven patients is Dtouch, a 31-year old guy with a lovely shy nature. He had a snake-bite at age 14 which eventually healed, only to be bitten by a dog in the same place some years later. He did not want to bother anyone, so for years he hid his leg under long pants. Finally the smell of a leg turned to ulcerated yuk became too bad to hide.

He's not yet a Christian but he loves to receive prayer. The poor guy has also just had what was meant to be a biospsy removal from his groin but in fact a chunk was cut out. He's not walking well at all.