OK, in some ways, being a parent to a teenager is not something I am going to look forward to. On Monday one of our sons from David family was involved in a serious bicycle accident. He was going down a big hill and hit some loose dirt that was put there to repair some rain damage, went face down on the gravel road and was knocked unconscious. Needless to say Geoff and Mulu (David Family father) spent many hours at the local hospital while he was being treated. He lost 2 teeth, broke his palate, needed 5 stitches in his lip, 3 in his hand and has a small head wound. It was not a pretty scene!!! Since then he has been staying with us while Mary nurses him back to health. Toby and Acacia were glad to share Acacia's bed to make room for Junior to rest in Toby's. Please pray for him as you can imagine the trauma was pretty severe and as a teenager who has lost 2 of his front teeth he faces some challenges emotionally. We will be taking him to a dentist in Kampala to see about dental surgury and teeth implants but we aren't sure about how much that is going to cost. He is a very bright and talented boy who hates to sit still so this week of rest is not easy for him. He has been here at New Hope for 8 years as he lost both his parents, and now only has a grandmother who is quite old.
Junior is the one on the back of my motorbike in this picture. (the boy on back not the goat!)
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lovely picture!! so glad to hear that he is healing, what a scary thing to happen. our church is screening the "invisible children" documentary Friday night, I hope to make it there in time to see it.
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