This beautiful country is filled with many needs, yet we
find the people to be gentle and committed in ways that we do not always see in
the US. Last week, I was called to see a
baby that arrived from a local health center.
It was around 4:30 am when I reached the NICU. As I entered the unit, I found mothers curled
up on mats next to the crib that held their baby.
Immediately, it was apparent that the baby I was called to
see had a severe case of pneumonia.
Fortunately, the baby was stabilized.
We were able to use an O2 saturation monitor that was donated on this
trip. It dawned on me the same evening
that this baby would have had no chance if the staff had not had access to the
O2 monitor because the baby arrested a
number of times.
In this case, it was easy to see how God works through many
people, over large distances to accomplish his work! Friday night Julie Yerger made a special
effort to come tell the team that the mother had been expecting to sing at her
baby’s funeral. Instead she was humming and watching him slowly improve. Certainly, these moments make it all
worthwhile.
On a lighter note, I want to share how the team spent one
Saturday exploring this beautiful country.
We hiked over the canopy of a rainforest in Rwanda. We all had a great time navigating the forest
and the suspension bridges.
Richard M. Whitehurst, Jr.
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