Below is baby Victorya. She was born with a teratome... if you are not familiar with what this is, it's worth Googling, trust me. This is her beautiful mama holding her. Victorya is in need of your prayers as she has quite a ways to go before she is healed. Pray that the Lord gives our doctors wisdom in knowing how to care for her before she is discharged home.
We have also had quite a few patients from Sierra Leone- below are a couple of the cleft lip and palate babies and their precious mamas. They are all traveling home today and many have a long journey ahead.
Ahh!! Hey Marissa and Eleni!! These are two very special buds of mine. Marissa (on the left) is from Idaho and served here for nearly 8 months doing many many jobs. OR sterilization was her final job before she went home. Oh how we miss her and the amazing lattes she would make at the Sala Victoria! Eleni is to the right- my Yale grad that is on her way to med school. Eleni is such a blast and a great sister in Christ. She played soccer in the Olympics and is now playing for the Liberian national team during her time here. Go Eleni go!!
Eleni- hard at work :)
During this outreach, the Red Cross has been a huge help flying patients from the interior into Monrovia for treatment with Mercy Ships. This is one of the photos of some of our patients on their way home.
Below is little Fomba and his mother with a ward translator. He is my little Bible scholar and loves to quote Bible verses... while I am doing his wound care. His other favorite thing is to make fish faces!
Here is Chris (right) and James (left). Two of our burn contracture release patients that have been on the ward for a number of weeks. These are my two favorite UNO players- and boy they get very competitive. Little James was my UNO partner until he understood the game... then he didn't want any bit of my help. He was completely self-sufficient. I was astonished as he looked at his cards one time, placed the stack under his thigh bandage and would pull out precisely the card he needed at the proper time. He was crazy! "Ooh!!!"s would go up as the boys would discover the meaning of "skip" or "draw four". I've never played such a heated game of UNO in my life- and probably never will again. (smile)
Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. ~ Ephesians 5:1-2
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