Wednesday, March 11, 2009

We're settling in for the night after enjoying dinner at an Indian restaurant nearby. Indian in Africa...who knew?

We're all wrestling with the effects of visiting Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, where nearly 100 people due each day. It is without a doubt the most hopeless place I have ever visited. Patients lie in beds or on the floor for days unattended. When someone dies, the next patient takes their bed without even changing the linen.

The facility holds as many as 2000 patients at a time, men and women in wards together, children in separate wards.

It is purely tragic.

Pray for little Miguel, likely suffering from maleria, little Moses, suffering from pneumonia, and back in the states, long time GCC member Aubrey Smith, recovering from surgery at WMC.

2 comments:

Sherry B. said...

Mike, reading through your last couple posts. Honestly, I feel ill even from here. The imagines of Kenya were tough; I cannot imagine what you guys are seeing... my heart breaks. How Rogers deals with this every single day is beyond understanding. Clearly God gives him hope and strength but the pain and grief must be like a millstone around his neck. Stay safe. I can't wait to see all of you and give you a big hug.

Michael.Terence said...

Praying....