Can you imagine having sores like this and having rats chew on your feet at night? Heartbreaking!
This is the dirt floor of the school where we set up a temporary clinic to care for their feet.
Look closely at the foot that is further back. This little girl had deep infected wounds on her feet. It was so very sad.
Jiggers, that is the word that sends kids running in fear. Jiggers are worm like creatures that live in some of the soil in Uganda. Once that dirt gets on your skin they burrow into your skin. The jiggers turn into a soft gooey circle of a worm! To dig them out you must use a knife or a nail file. The kids cry from the pain of the skin getting cut open. They have no pain reliever so it is severe. Our hearts break when we hear their little cries.
Jigger wounds could be easily prevented by wearing close toed shoes. Also through education and spraying Jiggers could be totally prevented. When the kids don't have shoes and have sores on their feet, the rats come in at night and gnaw on the rotting wounds on their feet. It literally broke our hearts to see the conditions that these precious children live in. So much of this could be prevented by a few simple things; money, education, and a doctor or nurse's care.
A women from our team has a bible study group back home in New York that paid for all 30 of these kids to have new shoes. International Voice of the Orphan paid to have a doctor come out and check on all of the kids. We plan to continue to pray for these kids, maybe find homes for some, and help to continue caring for their needs. Please pray with us.
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