The young man with juvenile arthritis that Elizabeth was caring for passed away about one month ago. We learned of his passing last week.
As you can see from his picture, Zacharias was very unhealthy. He was often fed only every two to three days by his family. When Elizabeth would see him, he would be lying in his own excrement and urine, covered in flies and bed sores, and often hadn’t eaten in a day or two.
Thanks to Elizabeth and Jessica McMillan, Zaccarias was moved from his village to the Michinje District Hospital. When they visited him there, Zacharias said he preferred staying in the hospital because they fed him and bathed him.
On one of her visits to Zacharias’ village, Elizabeth took a woman who spoke Chichewa to explain to Zacharias about Jesus love and His forgiveness of sins. Zacharias accepted Jesus as his Savior that day.
It is horribly sad that an eighteen year old boy who just had arthritis died, but because of Elizabeth and Jessica, he died clean and fed and most importantly, saved. Thank you Elizabeth, thank you Jessica and thank you God.
