Clean hands, Sick kids

Do you know when you should wash your hands? The kids at three of our orphanages do… now.  Over the last few weeks, the children were gathered together for some learning fun. Paint was the “germ”, and as one child with the germ shook another’s hand the germ spread. The kids were very surprised to see how far a germ can spread without proper washing. The kids then washed their hands in a bucket with soap and water and watched the germs disappear! They learned that the germs disappear with scrubbing. To demonstrate the length of time it takes we sang the song “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” 

Good hand washing is one of the key ways to stay healthy in Liberia (or anywhere), especially during rainy season. This is the time of year, with the cool, damp air and being stuck inside for days at a time, when many kids become sick. In the last week alone we treated dozens of children for malaria, other fevers, coughs and skin infections and sent others to a local hospital for emergency treatment. Please join us in prayer for these children to heal quickly and stay healthy as the rains continue for the next few months. 

Eddie is being treated for a high fever and chronic cough.

Written by Hannah Anders and Debbie Dezutter.