Walking back into COLWOD, the little shop in which I helped out last summer and fall, was a beautiful experience of warm welcome. The girls rushed out to meet me, practically lifting me off the ground with their hugs and screams. Fadila, Sylvia, Mary (with her baby Fatima), Grace and Hubertine are all ready to make curtains for our house as soon as Jim and I get a carpenter to construct the rods & brackets to hold them.
The other day, I went to the Tamale Teaching Hospital and saw first hand the difference Jim has made since arriving in July of 2007. Everyone there was happy to see him return from his month's visit to the States and he, in turn, was really pleased that the weekly medical conferences he initiated continued without a hitch in his absence. The hospital, itself, is still in need of a lot of help but certain improvements and further potential can be seen. The two top administrators, for example, have been replaced with men who seem both energetic and open to new ideas. A beautiful intensive care unit has been renovated although it continues to remain empty and unused while awaiting building code occupancy approval....But to see the Zeiss operating microscopes, the Storz endoscopes, the Jedmed equipment, etc., etc. - things that once outfitted Jim's office in the U.S. - and all the other items generously donated by various companies - is pretty amazing.
1 comment:
You and Jim should both be so proud of what you're doing. He is certainly making a difference.
Ann
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