Donna in Africa, a short note

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Alonna & all,
Thanks for the e-mail. I needed it.
The trip is awesome. A real difference in traveling wth a religious
based organization versus all medical. The program they have set up
with the HIV patients is awesome. So many women without support except
the group. Tomorrow we will have a clinic. For the last two days we
have done home visits. I have shed tears. This is the first time in my
trips I have gone to patients homes. It is as thou the world has
forsaken theses people. One family, a young couple, who the mom was dx.
HIV in her 8 th month of preg. and her hsb has since tested positive.
Th e baby is 2 months old. They live in a closet literally, the room is
smaller than my closet. I have many pictures and stories. I thought my
heart tough and myself exposed. I was wrong.

The terrain is different from Nigeria the flowers are beautiful
We are housed in a dorm with room share and community baths. I am
surviving but missing nachos..


Molly, Can you believe that a minister from NYC has visited your
church, His name Matt Brown..
Also there is a guy from Briarwood teaching @ a local law school.

Keep us in your prayers.
Donna

For more on Donna and her trip, keep posted and we will ask her to update us.