Gotta get this out before the next miracle happens!! First of all, since last writing, it seems that the Lord is directing me to work primarily with children where the needs seem to be the greatest. Hearing aids are more accessible than I previously thought for those who can afford them. I will continue helping those who cannot afford them with the donated hearing aids and looking for low-cost alternatives for the future.
I was put in contact with two pediatric ENT doctors who had just moved to a new site at a children’s hospital/clinic. They are all moved in and seeing patients and performing surgeries and need someone to DESIGN the available room for a pediatric hearing testing room! Have I ever done that before?? Nope! Thinking of Winnie-the-Pooh characters for the walls! More on that as I proceed!
Many miracles have been occurring! I got a surprise telephone call two weeks ago from Denmark from a manufacturer who accepted the monies that I got from MPF for TWO (yes, TWO!) pieces of NEW, portable testing equipment for the price of ONE!! They even said they wanted to make sure I had NEW equipment and not used or demo models! “Oh, OK, I stuttered!” Is anything too hard for the Lord? I should be getting them in the middle of this month. Then…last week I found out that Mike Webb in Arizona (who started the project 11 years ago) has somehow arranged to get the much-needed, state-of-the-art neurological testing equipment, called ABR/OAE, needed for testing the babies and children and valued at $25-$30,000! Although Cluj is one of Romania’s largest cities with one of the largest and best medical schools in the country, they do not have this much-needed equipment for children, or adults. They have to send people two hours away to have this test done and some patients have traveled 2 hours already just to get here. The doctors desperately need these higher diagnostic capabilities.
So, in less than two weeks I received promises of over $35,000 worth of equipment!! Incredible!! Praise the Lord with me.
Hope to see some of you this summer – Home from July 16th to Sept. 3rd, in AZ for sis’ wedding July 22nd – Aug. 3rd.
