Djelika at the CURE Niger hospital

A couple of months ago, Karina Roark from our CURE Niger hospital shared the story of Djelika. This young girl had broken her leg after falling from a tree.  She had been playfully “dancing” on a tree limb, when she slipped and fell.

Today, she’s closer than ever to dancing again.  Under the careful watch of the hospital’s medical team, her leg shows steady improvement.

AmeriCares, a supporter of the CURE Niger hospital, posted this follow up story about Djelika.

Please keep this young girl in your prayers.  We hope she’ll be dancing again soon.

Florence and Esther

We’ve all been part of (or know of at least) “dysfunction” in our family lives. And it’s not isolated to a people group or country.  We can all relate to family dysfunction.

Esther was born into a Ugandan family full of dysfunction more than two years ago.  Her parents live in the Soroti District, working as subsistence farmers.

Her mom, Florence, was one of two wives and, shortly before Esther was born, a rift had developed between Florence and her husband.  He had sold the crops Florence had labored to plant to fund his marriage to his second wife. Justifiably, Florence did not take kindly to her husband’s actions.

Esther’s arrival soon aggravated the situation even further. She never stopped crying.  Her head size was much larger than the heads of other babies her age.

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