Update on Ellen Saufley

Below is an update on Ellen Saufley, former OMS missionary to Haiti.

They have been giving her therapy hoping that she would be able to get back on her feet and walk, at least with a walker.  So far this hasn’t happened, but they’re still working on it.   It’s a blessing to walk into her room and find her cheerful and responsive when for several weeks she seemed to be more in a stupor than conscious.   She still has the dementia so we’re not always sure what she’s talking about or how much she can mentally process what we tell her.

Since I knew I could not take her home in her present condition, I have applied for a cottage on the MH campus.  Although my brother, his wife and my sister have been working on that house for almost a month and moving things in here little by little, yesterday I officially moved.  My new address is:  160 D, Menno Village, Chambersburg, PA  17201.  My telephone number remains the same:  (717) 263-8254.

This will enable me to keep closer contact with Ellen without having to drive across the city to see her–all I have to do is walk up the hill and in the back door of the nursing home.   At this point the cottage is a mess of boxes and bags everywhere, but I hope that by the end of the week things will have a much more semblance of order.

A sincere thanks for all the prayers–they have helped immeasurably in all we have been through the past three months.

Sincerely in Him,

Aldean Saufley