Jamie has new legs!

Dear Friends, 

Remember back in September, we wrote about a girl named Jamie* who was abused and lost both legs below the knee after a fire? Click here to read that update. 

http://mearsfamilylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/hope-in-midst-of-loss.html

In the last few months, more has progressed in her story...  

- She has been very encouraged by being at the rehab clinic with other amputees and seeing that her life is not over, but there is HOPE. 

- Thanks to funds from donors, Jamie has new prosthetic legs!! 

Jamie* learning to walk again. 

- Her legal case went to the courts here in Rwanda and the two men who abused her were found guilty. 

- And she was also accepted into the boarding school at the rehab clinic. This is great news since she did not have a viable home to return to after her rehab was complete. Now, she has a place to go and not just anyplace, but a place to give her hope about how to live and walk with prosthetics. 

Her case has captured the hearts of others outside of Rwanda!

So, IJM is sending 3 people from the communications team at IJM's headquarters in Washington, DC to capture Jamie's* story.  This team arrives tonight and stays through Sunday. 

Can I ask for your prayers today?

- Pray for Jamie - for continued healing of her body, rehab therapy, and for her to feel the love of God each day of her life. 

- Pray for the communications team - that they will be able to document her story in a way that honors God and is respectful to her.

- Pray for the details of their trip - flights, photography & videography equipment, transport to the rehab center, translators, health. 

* Jamie is a pseudonym. 

Thanks, 

Anna & Lane