An update from the "pearl of Africa"

The broken anesthesia machine is now FIXED (at midnight). THANKS, Elizabeth!

Wonderfully six children have been healed. They are recovering and their families are glad. This has not been without challenge. Twenty-four hours a day the team is caring for the children. Twelve hours a day someone is fixing the equipment- and that would be me. The equipment at the Ugandan Heart Institute is quality equipment but has not been without problems. Some functions have needed to be enabled on the devices. Those are the easy problems. Some problems have been typical electronic problems like reseating cables and connectors. Others have been more serious and parts have been replaced by scavenging from defective machines. Yesterday a part was needed to repair a machine. I asked Melad the technician here to call the equipment's service representative here to request the part to be delivered overnight... as if. Unfortunately access to parts are not readily available and other options had to be explored and delivered. The equipment here is supporting great work and great people. My hope and prayer is that it continues.