From the January-March 1986
issue, Tar Heel Homemakers
Letter sent to Judy
Morgan of Raleigh from Dr. David Crandall of Burundi, Africa, of the Kibuye
Hospital.
Please forgive me for not writing sooner. We have been
terribly busy the past two months with the hospital full and lots of surgery.
When I’m tired, it seems that correspondence is the last thing to get done.
Our mission board notified me of the generous check sent by
the Homemakers to help in purchasing laboratory equipment. It was greatly
needed! In fact, we have already made a big order to be brought out by someone
coming out this summer. Please pass on our thanks to your group. Then, I must not
forget to mention the milk carton health kits sent out. They have been great!
We’ve never had enough wash cloths until now. Soap is continuously needed.
Everything sent is being used! Some boxes are still coming. We’re currently
tight on missionary staff, so thank you notes might be a bit slow in coming. We
trust you will understand.
This spring the crops have been good for which we are all
thankful. The dry season is now starting. There will be no rain until October
or November. Hopefully the rains won’t be so late in the fall. During the dry
season, crops are planted in the valley where there is moisture. We plant our
gardens there.
You should be proud of your Homemakers organization for
taking on such a project as our hospital. Of course, I know that it was largely
due to your influence. All of us working here think that it’s great what you
have done. We thank you and we pray the Lord’s blessings on you.
If it would work out, we would like to visit you when we get
back to the states. It seems that written thanks yous are not enough
considering what you have done for us.
Our two girls are now in school in Kenya. Linda is flying to
visit them this coming weekend. We really miss them! They will be home the end
of July for six weeks.
The electricity is off, so I’ll turn off the kerosene lamp
and go to bed.
Sincerely,
David Crandall
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