May 26, 2014

Dear Brothers and sisters,

Happy Holiday. While many of you are celebrating Memorial Day we are having Africa Day. We are having changing seasons but it is getting colder here as it gets warmer there. Last Thursday it was a cloudy 67 F. But we are fortunate to be expecting 78 F. today. People are predicting a cold winter for us this year, just as you have had a cold winter.

I have been getting stronger since I last wrote. I lost 22 pounds or 10 kgs from the time I went into the hospital in September 2013 until I was cleared from cancer in February 2014. After I was told that the cancer was gone I changed my diet. I do not want to go back to the diet that gave me cancer but one somewhere in between. I have gained half of the weight I lost. I quit wearing a wig in December even if my hair was a bit short but the weather was warm. My hair has continued to grow and is looking normal. As people see me after a few weeks they always comment on how strong I look.

In my last letter I asked you to pray for Eska Bhondayi. She was getting some treatments and continuing with dialysis. I could see that she was getting weaker and talked to Dr. Mazorodzi about taking her to Harare. He sent us to 2 doctors there and they responded with advice, which has been implemented here in Masvingo. She is now on a different medicine that is friendlier to renal patients and is being weaned off the dialysis. She is eating better and gaining strength. She still has a long way to go but is now headed in the right direction. She had lost one third of her weight during this illness. Her daughters went with us to help take care of their mother and some of their relatives came to Harare to see them while they were there. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ESKA.

I have been in Africa for 50 years and this is the first time my forwarding agent has informed me that the bank has said I am overdrawn. I did not know that it was possible as the ATM gives me a read out saying how much money I have in my account. I always thought that was the amount after the money they just gave me. I did know that I had much less in my account than usual because I have spent so much on Eska. When I started helping her I had no idea of the amount that would be required. I believe and several people have told me that if I had not helped her she would be dead by now. Her medical expenses have now gone down as she is no longer on dialysis. It would be a big help if some of you could give a bit extra at this time.

Dale and Sue Alice Erickson were spending a month in Harare teaching at the medical school. I wanted to go to Harare to see them. Sue and I grew up together in Mt. Vernon, IL. They also worked at Chidamoyo Mission for a number of years. Sue Alice and I have both had surgery since we had seen each other. It was good to spend time with them on the same trip to Harare to take Eska.

CAMELS was not doing well as I had mentioned in a previous letter. With 12 employees we did not have enough business to pay salaries and keep up with expenses. We applied to the NEC for permission to put the staff on 3-day weeks. This arrangement has been used by other print shops instead of retrenching. Our staff is down to 8 now with Eska having been on sick leave that means that we now have 7 staff members to do the printing. Ben Pennington could see the problems better than I. As I had only been going in to say hi and spending a lot of time cooking my new menu, resting some and spending a lot of time on the computer to learn more about alternate ways to fight cancer and other diseases. Ben, Karen and I are spending more time there now to get a handle on just what needs to be done. We want to get it so that it can run properly but this is going to take some time.

The Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, IL, is funding the building of a church building near the Masvingo Airport. The school and the area are called Rufaro. Godfrey Makuku has been doing most of the supervision of this project. I went out there one Sunday afternoon and looked over the work. We sighted the location of the baptistery in front of the building. I drew a plan to give the builders the idea of what we had in mind. From the pictures it seems that they understood well. The windowpanes and doors need to be put in place. The building will then cure for a while before the painting. The people moved from the school classroom they had been using to the church as soon as it had the roof on. Church benches, Hymn Books and Bibles need to be in place before dedication. The dedication will be during the visit of 12 members of the Mt. Vernon church in July and August.

On my research, I have received a book, The Franklin Codex. It was mailed to me in Masvingo. The author, Fred Pescatore, MD, is a traditionally trained physician practicing nutritional medicine in Manhattan, New York. Visit Dr. Fred online! www.logicalhealthalternatives.com

He has treated people with many diseases just by changing their diet. Twenty years ago a woman came to him after her doctor told her she had breast cancer and gave her 6 months to live. She had seen what chemo and radiation had done to her friends and she did not want to have the treatment her doctor was expecting her to have. She is still alive and her children have married and she now has grandchildren. Dr. Fred put her on a diet of Apergenin-rich foods. Some of these are endive, beans, broccoli, leeks, onions, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, tomatoes, chamomile, celery and parsley. At 81 she is still working as a librarian.

I have read that catsup has more sugar than ice cream. I have enjoyed barbecued chicken. My recipe calls for catsup. I did make some catsup without sugar. Now I have decided to start out with fresh tomatoes. I core them and quarter them and put them in a blender on puree. That way there is no need to peal them. Then I have added some of the spices listed in the apergenin-rich foods. I used basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, celery seed and fresh parsley. Then I cooked it until it was the consistency of catsup. Try it and see if you like it.

Dr. Pescatore has treated many patients with diabetes. After a few months they were able to cut their medication and later many were able to go off medication entirely. The diet is in the book.  He also has a diet in the book that should prevent people from getting diabetes, cancer, and heart trouble. Check with his website to order the book.

I have another book, How to Survive in a World Without Antibiotics by Keith Scott-Mumby MD, MB ChB, PhD “The Alternative Doctor”. I have downloaded it but have not read it yet. It has 206 pages. There are now many diseases that do not respond to Antibiotics. We need to learn how to treat disease without antibiotics. scottmumbywellness@gmail.com

Thanks for reading this far. If you want to ask more questions I will try to answer them.

May God Bless You,

Marcia Kay Thomson