Notes from a Volunteer at Baptist Hospital in Africa

Our team has arrived! These photos from Baptist Hospital are from the online journal of a former volunteer. They are not current photos from our team, but give you an idea of how to pray and visualize their "on the ground" presence.



During part of my journey in Ghana I volunteered at the Baptist Medical Center in Nalerigu. This is one of the most remote hospitals in the world. I witnessed many sad sights. The most common hospital visits are due to snakebite (cobra and pit vipers are very common) and Malaria (this is during the rainy season). During my stay there was a lorry accident and many of the survivors had limbs amputated. Tuberculosis was common and sufferers were kept in confined corridors until they unfortunately passed away or managed to get better. Aids is fairly uncommon in this region due to the lack of people travelling through that could infect the locals.

I also worked in the nutrition area where young children who are brought to the hospital due to lack of proper diet stay until they are healthy again. The parents are required to stay and work with the nutritionist until the child is healthy and they have been taught the proper foods for the child. This medical center needs volunteers as well as medical supplies.