Kijabe Hospital

Since living in Kijabe, I have shadowed a few surgeons at the hospital and interviewed them for stories. It has been such an eye-opening experience. I have never been in the OR back home, but I am pretty sure it's very different. Kijabe Hospital runs almost completely on donations. Only about 5% of patients can actually pay for their medical care. And BethanyKids has never turned a patient away if they could not pay. It's incredible to see the people of God financially support a hospital they may never see. I can feel the Lord's presence at this hospital...before and after every single operation, the surgeons pray specifically for the patient. I have met many doctors who dedicate months and even years away from their home to serve the Lord at this hospital.

I watched one surgery of an infant whose mother had accidentally spilt tea on him. The baby's burn had become severely infected because the family waited a week to bring him to the hospital. In most African countries, a lack of education or poverty result in poor medical care. This mother probably tried to help her child on her own, underestimating the burn. But seeing the relief on the mothers' faces in this hospital is heartwarming. They are truly thankful for Kijabe Hospital, and the doctors immediately give all the glory to God.

Sweet baby with an awful burn

Happy, happy mom--her little girl with hydrocephalus just successfully came out of surgery, putting a shunt in her head. The mother was crying and praising the Lord:)