Friday, July 24, 2009

Thursday Afternoon July 23

In the afternoon, we visited the Yambio hospital…it is so discouraging
to see so many in need of medical attention and so little that can be
done for them. The doctors and staff are very frustrated and somewhat
defeated by that overwhelming need. Most everything stems from a
lack of power; no power to run sterilizing autoclaves, to power lights
in the operating theater, to purify their water. It looks,
basically, like a civil war era hospital, not clean, open air and
large wards with bed after bed.

This is a land of want, of hard work and of few comforts, yet, the
people greet us with smiles and handshakes wherever we go.

Thanks for your prayers,
Susie