END MALARIA TOGETHER!
In March of 2015, I had been living in Kenya for about three months and came down with a severe case of malaria. I had been sick with malaria for weeks and the medicine just wasn’t working. We were about 10 hours from Nairobi by car and we decided that it was time that I seek hospital medical attention. We had to travel during the night-on roads that are quite scary- and I was in an immense amount of pain and even at points delirious. There were so many crazy things that happened along the way to Nairobi and I know that God had HIS hand upon us as we went. We arrived late into the night and the next morning went to a hospital. I was immediately admitted because my case of malaria had gotten worse. I was in the hospital for 3 days. Many of those hours and minutes I knew that my life was nearing the end. BUT by God’s grace and goodness, I turned a small corner on the third day of medication. It was a long long long road to recovery but I am thankful to the Lord for His goodness in my life.
I tell you all of this because I want you to understand what these children and adults go through across Africa every. single. day. Malaria is a disease that is transmitted from person to person by infected mosquitoes.
Here are some alarming statistics- WHO facts (https://www.who.int/features/factfiles/malaria/en/)
- The disease claims the life of a child every 2 minutes.
- Annual deaths from malaria 438,000 people- 80% occur in Africa
- 72% of malaria fatalities are children younger than 5 years old
- Children miss up to 50% of school days due to malaria
….We are raising money to put screens in every window of the Encouragement children’s home to help PREVENT malaria from being a continuous burden in their life.
Please consider giving even just $5 for this cause. We will be heading to Kenya in June 2019 to install these windows! Every little bit counts….lets END MALARIA together!
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| At the hospital in Nairobi, Kenya |
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