Samwel Falls into the Fire

Sunday morning when I arrived in Kajiado to meet with the Division for the food distribution in KMQ, I was met by MDP Lay Pastor, Daniel Sinti. Daniel and his wife, Florence are foster parents for baby Samwel. whom MDP is sponsoring. Samwel's mother was a class 8 student at the Kajiado Rescue Center when she became pregnant. The baby was placed into the Sinti's home so that Samwel's mother could continue her education.

Daniel told me that Samwel had just fallen into the cooking fire and had burned his arm badly. Transport was arranged to carry baby and mother to the hospital. That evening, arriving back from the food distribution in KMQ, I went to the hospital to visit Samwel where he had been admitted. As I walked into the room, there was also another baby girl about the same age who that morning had fallen into a cooking fire. My heart broke as I saw the pain in the mother's eyes and the children. Florence was instructed to hold Samwel's arm away from his side and straight for 48 hours. What can be more painful than to see your child in pain and know you can't take it away? I spent some time with the two mothers and prayed with them before saying goodbye. I want to express my appreciation to those who contribute into the medical fund for such emergencies as this.

On Thursday, I am happy to say, Samwel was released from hospital. He is still on medication and must be very careful while continuing treatment but other than the scarred arm should have full recovery.

Jan Meharry
Founder/Executive Director
Maasai Development Project - www.4mdp.org
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