Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
From CMMB: How Can a Simple Act of Kindness Save Lives?
Dr. Matt with a patient in South Sudan.
In
remote, poor communities, hospitals and clinics often suffer
from shortages of medicine, staff, equipment—even electricity and safe
water—that put patients' lives at risk. Our volunteers bear witness to
this sad reality and they share their stories, so we can share them with
you. In South Sudan, our volunteer Dr. Matthew Jones says:
"When you see true poverty, and the desperation on a young mother's face, it's truly haunting."
Mary
had a healthy pregnancy. Thanks to the services she received at St.
Theresa Hospital, including access to medical care and essential
medicines, both mother and child were safe. But shortly after Mary and
baby Joyce got home, things started to go wrong.
In the first few weeks of Joyce's life, Mary started suffering from an
infection, and as a result her milk ran out. Like most people in South
Sudan, Mary lives in extreme poverty and her family couldn't afford the
replacement formula needed for the baby to survive. When Mary arrived at
St. Theresa Hospital, she was in a desperate state, clinging to her
tiny baby. Baby Joyce was starving.
Baby Joyce in the arms of a nurse at St. Theresa Hospital in Nzara, South Sudan.
Thanks to the support of generous donors like you, St. Theresa Hospital had enough formula to feed baby Joyce for the next six months of her life.
Dr. Matthew explained, "We said goodbye to Mary and Joyce, sending them
back to their life of uncertainty. We set a date for Joyce to return
with a possibility, but not a certainty, of more formula. A thin thread
connecting their lives to ours."
We were able to save a baby’s life. Your donations saves lives too. You make our work possible. YOU keep women and children alive.
As we open our hearts during the Christmas season, Pope Francis reminds us, “A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you.” We’re blessed because you are a part of our compassionate community.
