Yonel

The following was written by Marjon Harkema:

On our second day at the mission we saw a little boy in a wheelchair. It was clear that he was a victim of the earthquake. His arm and leg were hurt. Beside him I saw his mother. We asked for the story behind this family. During the earthquake Yonel broke his arm and leg. After a couple of days he came to the hospital at the mission with his mom. They had to walk for many hours to reach the mission. Yonel´s mother was sick, but she thought she had an infection. She had been sick for 2 1/2 years already and since they live in such a remote village, medical care is not easily assessable so she never saw a doctor. After some examinations in the mission hospital the doctors discovered that she has very advanced breast cancer. She will probably only have 6 months to live. Instead of being sad, she is so thankful and happy that people at the mission honestly shared with her what was wrong. Now she can arrange everything for her kids before she dies. Her husband died in December 2009 and when she dies she will be leaving 5 children orphans. But thankfully there are family members and people from the church who are willing to come a long side of these children and see that they are well taken care of.
This story made a deep impact on me. She is not afraid to die at all. She is a real Christian. Wow,...what a brave women. She doesn´t complain, she doesn´t give up. She is a real example of a good Christian. Every single day she give thanks to the medical people. Please pray for her and her family.


Marjon's children with Yonel.


Yonel