Hospital emergency

While we were teaching (which is going really well) this afternoon I received a WhatsApp message from Christina, the lady who was my student 14 years ago and who I blogged about yesterday.  Her 5 year old daughter, Asimwe, had been playing at the end of school, slipped and badly broken her upper arm and dislocated her elbow. Pole sana!, as they say in Swahili. 

 So, I mentioned this to Michael, our host, as we were leaving after the day's teaching was over. His immediate response was, "we must go and see her", in spite of today being his own daughter's 8th birthday. There are many hospitals here in Dodoma, but in spite of not being able to afford the fees, she took Asimwe to the best one, which is on the enormous university campus just outside city.

 25 minutes later we arrived at this brand new, but mostly empty, huge hospital. Just as we got to the emergency department Christina was there, naturally looking very upset. She immediately took us to see Asimwe who was in pain and distress. They will operate on her this evening. We briefly talked to her and Christina, prayed and left. 

 Why did this happen? Because she slipped and fell while playing, just like any other child. We are accident prone. But could it be that, knowing it would happen, God enabled me to be here 'for such a time as this'?, as it says in the book of Esther, Chapter 4:14, a verse which Simon quoted while teaching this very afternoon! 

 Please pray for peace and healing for this lovely little girl and her mummy.




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