Bringing Miracles, Inc: Open Your Mouth, Say Aghhhhhh!

He is finished and on the road to good health!

When you spend some time with the children, you see the smiles, you see them play and dance, you see them working so hard in their workbooks learning- but dig a little deeper and you notice the rashes, ringworm, dull hair, yellowed eyes and other signs of significant disease and deficiency. We worked with the sweet folks at Mercilin Clinic, a short walk from Miracle Victory Children's Center. They gave us a reasonable deal and working with local medical professionals was a pleasure. First step was to de-worm and give Vitamin A to all 148 children at the school, then we processed them at the clinic 5 at a time.

Elizabeth and me in front of Mercilin Clinic

First step is to de-worm and give vitamins

Mercilin Clinic's Dr. Abner and Elizabeth then began to do physical exams on each child after they were weighed and measured for height.

Ben assisted in measuring height and weight

Exam complete!! So happy!

Spending one on one time with the children at the center, going on our fun field trip to the zoo, helping to weigh and measure these precious ones ,told the story of obvious deficiencies in diet. The physical exams revealed desperate medical needs. One child had multiple lab tests run, but in the end the culprit was found to be malaria. It was worth it all to treat these little ones and send them on the road to healing.
I watched as the children exited the doctor's examining room, it seemed to me that they had an extra little lilt in their step! The knowledge that the supporters cared enough to take them to the doctor was evidenced by smiles, clutching tight to their very own bag of medicine and vitamins.
PS The deworm medicine was very effective, many children had "animals" come out of their bodies- they were terrified, but so thankful- their health will improve!!

Here are some pictures of our times in Kenya, enjoy!!