The Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 heads back to East Africa today as three
Tanzanian children joyfully return home after receiving critically
needed medical care in Sioux City, Iowa. The threesome were the only
survivors of a horrific bus crash in May, and that month we used the
same aircraft to fly them from Africa to the United States, along with
their mothers, a Tanzanian doctor, and nurse.
Sadhia, Doreen, and Wilson are doing wonderfully well now after
receiving treatment for a combined 17 serious fractures and undergoing
intensive rehabilitation over the past several months.
“I thank God for the amazing recovery of these children and am
extremely grateful for the excellent care they received at Mercy Medical
Center in Iowa. Just as we helped bring the children here, we are
grateful to now be able to get them home,” said Franklin Graham,
president of Samaritan’s Purse.
Our DC-8 took off around 9 this morning and is expected to arrive
Friday morning at the Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha,
Tanzania. A festive program welcoming home the “three miracle children,”
as they’re now known, is planned at the airport.
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| Wilson romps at the local splash pad in Sioux City, Iowa. |
The children will return to their homeland accompanied by supplies
for Lucky Vincent School, where they attend, as well as medical
equipment and supplies from World Medical Mission,
the medical arm of Samaritan’s Purse. That shipment will include
anesthesia machines, infant incubators, operating tables, and
autoclaves—all designed to help improve the country’s healthcare
capacity.
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| Wilson, Doreen, and Sadhia enjoy a hug from their mothers—Neema, Grace, and Zaituni, respectively. |
“The provision of these supplies will not only serve as a basis of
partnership between Samaritan’s Purse and three hospitals in need—Mount
Mero Regional Hospital, Pohama Hospital, and Arusha Lutheran Medical
Center—but also as a bridge of opportunity to share the love of the
Great Physician,” said Dr. Lance Plyler, medical director of World
Medical Mission.
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