Today we started surveying in a hamlet in our village that is owned by the methodist church. Earlier this week, we took a cake to the pastor (who has the power in the area) and he gave us permission to survey and told his church members we would be coming to their homes. Three people in four households had eye problems and cooked over open fires, which I ask about in my survey. One man we talked to said that 9 years ago he was cooking over the fire and opened a pot and his face was too close and the steam went in his eyes. The pain was very bad, and his vision became blurry. His vision never recovered. When we asked how he would like us to pray for him, he said he wanted to regain his sight because he wanted the Lord to use him more in the church to preach and he thought his sight was preventing that. Another household we went to listed their income as about $400/year and there were 5 children, including a daughter with Down's Syndrome who has severely delayed speech. Both parents said they had skin growing over their eye and it was affecting their vision, and they were using a natural remedy. One of the children picked the leaf for me that they were squeezing to use as an eye drop to help with the pain. When we prayed over the family, the woman cried and cried.
We will be going back to the same area tomorrow to continue surveying, they are expecting us.
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