Please Pray!!

this is a short little entry to ask you all to pray for a little girl down here, named Miguelina.

Miguelina is a 1st grader here, with a very difficult family life. she lives with her mom and stepdad, in an extremely poor family. today, she came to school, and after eating the banana for snack time, she began vomiting everything up - which unfortunately was just the banana, since she hadn't had anything else to eat yet. strangely, practically by the hand of God, a doctor was here and immediately came and checked her out. he said she had eaten a poisonous fruit that morning, and needed to be taken to the hospital. now, in america, hospitals are comforting places where everyone knows help can be found. not so here. as soon as i heard the word hospital, i knew it was bad news for her - but everyone was panicking and going at a hundred miles and hour, so i carried her while one of the teachers drove us there on her motorcycle. we got to the 'emergency room' quick enough - what a sight. peeling paint, rusty tools, tons of people, vomit on the floor, and a nurse that told us there was no doctor available. in a flood of gratefulness, i called leslie, our doctor, and she suggested we take miguelina to a missionary clinic on the other side of town. when we got there, she received much more professional care than she would have elsewhere, and i felt confident that she would get better. i sat with her as the i.v. dripped into her tiny arm, until her parents came. i felt so thankful that we had the money to pay for good care, and that we americans knew of a place to find it. please pray for miguelina as she recovers, but also for her family situation, which has been difficult. thanks everyone

have a good day, and remember to always be thankful for what we have! ~allison