Clara was carried into our makeshift clinic near a notorious Guatemala City slum. She had two children, a useless prescription for antibiotics that she couldn’t afford, and two pieces of scrap lumber. The Good Samaritan who brought her to us described how Clara used those sticks that day to painfully propel herself down a dirty street in a last desperate search for help. By the time she was carried to us, she was hysterical, feverish, and close to shock with infected legs, both blackened to the knees. Because of many compassionate hearts, our team was there to give Clara professional care, medicine, and God’s love. As we administered IV fluids and antibiotics, our host ministry located her children and brought them to her. After Clara responded to treatment and began to rally, we provided food for the destitute little family.
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