Medical

Heidi does her fair share of amputations at BMC in Nalerigu, Ghana. Sometimes they are due to traumas but sadly, many of the amputations are due to poor wound management. A snake bite treated unsuccessfully with traditional medicines. A wound not cleaned properly that festers and becomes gangrene. A few months ago, she had a […]

I recently did a successful hernia repair on a friend’s son and am reminded of what a blessing it is to build relationships with the people and families of Nalerigu.

A young woman was admitted to BMC, Nalerigu, Ghana with a very large, necrotic tumor (consistent with a cancer) just above her right knee. It was painful. It was crawling with maggots. She had already undergone several surgeries, but the tumor returned each time. A large lymph node was present in the groin (signifying metastasis). After […]

My heart aches when a patient dies, but I praise the Lord for his faithfulness. All my patients will die eventually. This patient reminded me that the reason we are here is to introduce people to the Savior.

Heidi shares the story of a surgical case and its complications. “These kinds of cases exemplify the point of us being here.”

This past weekend William emerged from our house after nearly two weeks of being down with to typhoid. He is really weak from the prolonged illness but with a little help from his camera monopod and myself, he very slowly made his way up and down the road to our house. It will be a […]