The Next Chapter
END OF ONE CHAPTER On Friday September 1, 2017 the hospital held a send-off ceremony in my honor. It was a surprising and humbling occasion for me. August was my last month in Ankaase. Since the beginning of September, I have been spending time with my parents and siblings and preparing to head back to the States. The last 18 months have been amazing, educative, insightful and at times challenging. But through it all, the Lord provided me with the strength to carry on and to keep trusting Him always. With some of the hospital staff and family during the send-off ceremony I am humbled by my experiences over the last 18 months especially, those memories formed because of my time in Ankaase. I have been very fortunate to live and learn in an area which lacked basic amenities. But, I was saddened by the vestiges of poverty and more saddened that I couldn’t do more to help those in need. There is a great need, especially in the hospital. My first thought during my firs