Steve and Casey Cretsinger Experiencing Tribal Missions in Guinea, W. Africa 
The twins with their mom
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything…not for a lack of things to write about, but a lack of time to get it written. These are some seriously hot days we’re in the midst of and I am plain exhausted by the time I put the boys to bed. My brain has turned to a pile of mush after a day of homeschooling, visiting in the village, cooking, laundry and I’m find myself thinking “tomorrow I’ll get something posted”.
Just a little update on a few things…
The little twin babies that we are feeding in the village are doing so well. They are getting little double chins and I’m so happy see it! Their mom is so proud of how well they are doing and she is so excited to take them back to her home village to show her family. She has learned how to prepare their bottles and she has learned how to make the special food for herself as well. So, she is going to go back to her village for a week to see her other children and see if she can handle things all on her own. We’re going to weigh the babies before she goes and when she comes back to see if they did okay.
We actually have another baby that we are feeding now too. The mother had no milk as well and the baby was sick and starving. With medicine he is getting healthy and both he and his mom are eating much better. We have hired a women in the village to oversee the feeding and care for these women and babies during the days. She is thankful for the extra funds for her family and it is a great comfort for me to know that they are all being well fed these days.
The rainy season has come to an end and I’m hoping that the huge amount of malaria illnesses will decline too. So many people have been struggling with illnesses. We have a lot of operations this month – it seemed we had an outbreak of appendixes rupturing there for a week or so…very odd. But, these medical visits and hospital runs continue to give us opportunities to show love to the people of our community and gives a chance to gain their trust.
The people in the village are busy finishing up bringing in their crops. They are hoping to sell it for a good price and enjoy one month of actually having money to buy things…then they go back to struggling again. Everyone that borrowed rice or peanut seed from us at the beginning on the planting season is bringing us back double what they took. We are going to have someone show us the best way to store the seed for the coming year and then next year – those who participated won’t need to borrow any funds from anyone for their fields.
I have another post that I want to write about the Bible teaching that Steve is involved in, but it will have to wait until the next post. There is a lot going on these days…your partnership is vital to what we’re doing here!
Starting to fuss, but look at that double chin...yeah, she's growing.
I know he's dressed in pink, but it really is a boy
This is Mamoussou - she is taking care of the moms and babies at her house
This is my namesake, she is growing SO big. I don't think Guineans are used to seeing babies get so chubby!
