Still Fighting Cancer

Spending a week in Kisumu with the football coaching clinic was also a new experience. Usually I sweep into Kisumu in the morning, rush around for a few hours to finish all my errands, and then I bolt out of town early to try and catch the last ferry back to Mbita. Last week I actually had time to do some other things while there. I did some shopping, went to a movie, connected with some old friends and attended a school performance of “Oliver.” The highlight though was spending a couple of afternoons with Barak and the other patients in the Children’s Cancer Ward. On Thursday I was able to bring a ball for the children. We played many different games with it for almost two hours. It was so much fun. Barak has missed his last two chemotherapy treatments. The first one was because he had malaria that week and the second time was because his blood counts were not high enough. We are praying hard that this week he will be able to get his next dose. When I saw him he was in good spirits and enjoyed running around and joking with his friends. Please continue to pray for him and the other patients there in Kisumu.