Why We're Here

A patient came into the hospital a few months back, 6 or so months pregnant and with a severe infection of her leg which ate away much of the tissue of her leg similar to the "flesh eating bacteria". We were not sure she would live, but through the care of mostly Dr. Faile and our visiting surgery resident, Dr. Matt Jones, she got her wound cleaned up and skin grafts to most of her leg. She delivered a premature baby that initially failed to thrive, but survived and did well. She finally got to go home after several months in the hospital. Prior to her departure, Dr. Hewitt, who is extremely fluent in the local languages and one of the hospital chaplains, had a chance to visit with the patient and her mother. The patient and her mother put their faith in Christ as their savior prior to their leaving the hospital. Times like those remind us of why we came here, to give hope to a hurting world.