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Monday, April 14, 2008

Dancing on Monday

Today Birungi Suizen weighed 8.3 kg.  His target for minimum survivable weight for his length was 8kg (though it still leaves him WAY below the minimum size for age).  And he has gone in just a week from standing, to walking, to DANCING.  Yes, dancing.  Pat saw how much he liked listening to our cell phone rings, and managed to find him a gaudy pink plastic toy cell phone that plays obnoxious electronic riffs over and over.  He loved it, held it to his ear smiling and swaying, then stood at the end of the bed holding onto the rail, dancing.  He is the closest thing to the insubstantial nature of prayer taking form.  I’m sure we’ll never know how many people over this world have followed his resurrection journey, how many prayers lay behind those grams accumulating.  He is supposed to stay over target for a week to be ready to go home, something the other little baby boy with TB (Rick Tom, what a great name!) did today, all smiles as we sent him on the way.  My heart still cringes with the possibility that Suizen could fall apart again . . . But for today I rejoice in the dance.  

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

On Monday's, I (shame-facedly) look forward to watching DANCING WITH THE STARS on TV. However, I can honestly say that today...this young one is the TRUE dancing star! I'm going to "dance" through this day, praising our Lord for this wonderful news!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Greetings from Macedonia - This news has totally made my day after a dreary, rainy, and lonely evening. I will be in Uganda in late May - if any of your family is in Kampala during that time it would be great to see you. I'm at ccolvin0627@yahoo.com if you have a minute. Thanks!
Charlotte Colvin
(formerly of EGPAF, met Scott in Arusha in 2006)

Anonymous said...

That is so amazing! After reading countless news stories of depressing and tragic happenings, the story of Birungi is so uplifting.