Saturday was a BIG day here at Gamboula. The hospital celebrated their 40 years of service here in this region. There was a lovely ceremony in the church with choirs singing and testimonies given, including two of the nurses who started when the hospital first opened its doors.
one of the choirs
Gabriel, our cook’s dad, one of the first nurses
A reporter, on the left in the white shirt, from the national radio station was on hand to record all the speeches and send them on to the capital for airing!
Among the invited, a group of retired pastors
We all went on a tour of the hospital after the ceremony in the church
The inside or our hospital chapel
The patients’ families move their belongings out of the way of the tour
A pediatric patient having a bite to eat as we toured
Claire, soldier’s widow, hospital employee, good friend, loves to be silly!
A yummy feast at the end!
We are so very thankful for this place, for the possibility of reaching out in compassion to the hurt and sick and lost!
