AFRICA TRIP, Day 5

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

“…my cup overflows.” –Psalm 23:5

How my soul was fed today! We spent the day up at the Engikaret community. This village, which is home to hundreds of Massai people, held many surprises for us today.

Here are just some of the miracles we witnessed today:

• Massai men came to our clinic to be treated by an all-female health care staff. This hasn’t happened in the past! They typically will only see male health care workers.

• We saw and treated about 100 Massai patients at the clinic today from 9am-2:30pm (working straight through lunch). Whew!

• The chief’s wife was hemorrhaging because she had just given birth and her uterus had not clamped down. We were told she was unconscious. God put Ginger and I at the Bomas, already, so that we could be at her side in seconds. As we entered the mud hut she was in, we could not see at all. It was completely dark and very smoky from the fire that they always have going inside. We used a candle and someone’s hand to guide us to the mama. We found her rousable (which is good), and her uterus was boggy (which is not good). We comforted her, had her feed the baby, and massaged her uterus until it hardened. Ruth, a midwife from Korea, joined us shortly after to give her an IV injection (in the dark!) of Methergine (a stronger drug than Pitocin) to help her stop bleeding. The baby was very healthy and absolutely beautiful. There before our eyes were two more miracles: God allowed us to save the mama’s life, and allowed the miracle of new life in the form of a tiny baby!

• The head chief of the Boma (village) came to know Jesus Christ as his personal Savior today! His grandson, Bariki, led him to the Lord!