As per my previous post, we have been celebrating and continually praying for Lina’s results of HIV to remain negative.
On Tuesday, we found out that one of our other children at our children’s home, is HIV positive…something we never even thought or considered to be a possibility.
A few weeks ago, we noticed that, Veronica had been losing weight and not feeling well. Last Saturday, she showed some sores that she had on her body. It had been alarming all of us, her weight loss and now the sores on her body. So on Tuesday, the home manager took Veronica to the district hospital and when she was being examined, they decided to give her an HIV test…which came out positive.
The home manager brought Veronica (along with Lina and Susan) over to our house after the visit to the hospital and told us the news. Daniel, Sean and I just looked around at each other – all of us thinking the same thing and all of us fighting to hold back the tears.
I called Veronica over, put her on my lap and held her. I didn’t want to let her go. There in the other room was Lina, with so much energy and laughter, almost like she feels the HIV is gone and here on my lap is Veronica, exhausted, sad and sick.
So in the moments of excitement and anticipation for Lina, there are moments of heartbreak and sadness for Veronica.
So we pray! We pray for the same for Veronica that we are praying for Lina. That’s all we can do for now: cover Veronica with not only hugs, kisses and love but with prayer too.
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