A True Hero

Genet, as you are very familiar with by now, has been struggling with many attacks against the enemy. I've written earlier about her family persecuting her for believing in Jesus...well she also has been hit by many physical problems. For the last year she has had many kidney infections and gastric problems. She has been at death's door a couple times and she said her family just leaves her there to die. But the Lord has great plans for her life and is victorious over the enemy! He has saved her from death more times than we know and continues to give her the strength she needs everyday!
For the past three weeks, Sarah and I and some others have been helping her get to the bottom of her physical issues, which we found is not an easy process in Ethiopia! We took her to a kidney specialist because she has had a run of kidney infections for the past year and was complaining of all the symptoms once again. The kidney specialist gave her valium because he thought it was a mental issue as well as to deal with the pain of a muscle tear in her back. After two weeks of valium, she did not feel better, but got worse...feeling extremely tired and "out of it!" (None of us knew until after the two weeks of taking valium, that that was the medicine she was taking!) So, we quickly told her to stop taking the medicine and we sought a second opinion! Her kidneys and blood were tested and when the results came back they showed she was completely and astoundingly healthy! I have to say, I was wondering if the nurse accidentally switched the patients' tests around because Genet was acting way too sick to be so healthy!! When Sarah called to share this exciting, but somewhat confusing, news with Genet she told us she immediately felt the Lord bring healing all through her body like an electric wave! She was so excited and filled with energy and joy! I wish you could've seen her share this story with us!! So, now she is being treated for a muscle injury only! Praise God!
She recently coached two of her teams, a U-17 and U-15 boys, to the championship title in their league! We watched both of her games and celebrated with them afterwards! It is simply amazing to see how these boys respect and honor Genet, as one of the few female coaches in Addis! The Lord has honored her with her faithfulness to Him as she shares her life with her "children!" She loves her teams so much and talks about them all the time, telling us story after story of their lives being changed!
Continue to pray for Genet as she daily battles against the "powers of this dark age" for the kingdom of God! She is a true hero and we are so blessed to be a part of her life and learn from her!

Thank you for your prayers!
Blessings,
Sunshine