Walking Normally

CGA 4th Grader Violet Achieng was able to have corrective surgery on her other leg this week. With the financial assistance from her sponsor, last year in November she had an operation on her right foot at Cure International Children's Hospital in Kijabe. It has healed very well and last week they were ready to operate on her other foot. The foot problem is a genetic issue in their family where the foot doesn't grow straight and steadily gets worse as they age, making walking difficult. Her mother had the same problem when she was young and has lived most of her life in a wheelchair because she is not able to walk

 Unfortunately as two CGA staff members were bringing her to Kijabe their taxi was car-jacked. God's protection was over them during the traumatic incident. All of their money and things like phones and cameras were taken, but they went injured in anyway. They were able to check into the hospital later that afternoon and the doctors began preparing for the surgery.

The surgery went well. She is resting and will be in the hospital for the remainder of the week. Hopefully in the next 6 to 8 months she will have two normal feet and will be able to walk and run like the other children.

 

Continue to pray that recovery will go well and that no infection will enter her body. Also pray that her family will take good care of Violet