Mikko Mombasassa

January 11, 2005

This afternoon the father of a young woman who we have been sponsoring brought to Camp David Centre the sad news that his daughter had died last night in the hospital. She was 27 years old. For the last two and a half years she had been so sick that her legs didn't work anymore, so the father took care of her at home. They had tried to get help from most of the hospitals in the city, and family possessions had been sold to pay for the hospital bills. This was the father's second daughter who had died from the HIV-virus.

Last Thursday we went to the hospital to pray for two young women. We also bought for them some toiletries, fruit, juice, and gave the father some money to make soup. In spite of the other young woman being from another tribe, the father promised to make her some soup, too. Those in the chronic disease unit get very little attention if it wasn't for the care from the relatives...

According to the tradition of Islam, the girl had already been buried when we arrived to the family's home with the father. The house was full of relatives and friends. The father told us that those sick in the family should be taken care by the loved ones, but when death occurs, relatives and the community can participate. He thanked the Lord Jesus for the help that he had received through us.

We ate, prayed and brought greetings to the family all the way from Finland. The girl has now passed away, but is healed and healthy in heaven.

Read the introduction: Why is Mikko in Mombasa?