Monday, July 11, 2011

Cobra in the Pot

OK. So, not even sure how to write this one. Two of our littlest patients have stories so mind-blowing, i'm not even sure where to start. Both here for plastic surgery, one of them after a burn contracted an arm into an unusable position, the other is facial.

First little girl came to us after her father threw a cobra in a boiling pot. Cobra was apparently alive, hit the boiling water, jumped out and bit her. Now, I actually don't know who to feel sorry for the most - the little girl (well, of course it's the girl) or the cobra who got thrown into the pot! I must say, if I came across a cobra, and had a handy boiling pot, that's probably exactly where it would end up.

Second little one was at home, and his aunt came to borrow money from the mom. Mom didn't have the money, so aunt threw the boy into the fire. Mom plucked out the child, dad killed the aunt in a rage. Dad now in jail and mom and boy are onboard. Oh Lord, have mercy. Please pray for the Lord to pour his redeeming mercies on this family.

1 comment:

Angela said...

O my....not even sure how to ingest what you wrote about these two precious little ones.....will pray that the darkness will be scattered there in a real and powerful way!

- A