Jim Coates is doing well in his recovery at home. The latest CAT scan shows that 50 % of the hemorrhaged blood in his brain has now been reabsorbed into his body. The doctor has told them however, that 85% of the patients with this type of stroke will develop hydrocephalus and require surgery to install a shunt to drain excess fluid from the brain. Please continue to pray that Jim will be in the 15 % that will not require surgery. His strength on the right side is very weak at the moment but progress has been seen in his left side, in that he feels pain when the therapist works on his muscles. This is a good sign that the paralysis is slowly regressing and for this improvement we are very thankful to God.
IN THE MEANTIME…..
The feeding programs continue in villa Ascension. Up to 200 children and 25 elderly are receiving a hot meal twice weekly. We have been blessed to have the assistance of many visiting mission teams during this time also.
Jane & Claribel received one of many bags of dehydrated vegetable soup mix that were donated by the Ontario Christian Gleaners, so a new item has been incorporated in the menu planning. Each bag will make 100 bowls of nutritious soup loaded with vegetables and proteins.
Last week Friday, with the help of team Journey 2010, we served over 200 bowls of delicious chicken soup for the first time. 
The kitchen and dining hall are busy places on Wednesday and Friday mornings with many children’s tummies being filled. What a blessing and honour it is to serve the hungry in the name of Jesus.
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