March 2, 2009

We went to visit the family with the son that Muriel and Al gave money to. He needed to have surgery so that his parents didn't have to insert a home made tube to drain his waste. Before the money got there some one else helped. Susan was told to go ahead and keep the money. So Susan held on to the money for almost a year. We were about half way there when the driver came to a spot where the bridge was way higher then the road. There was no way the car could even make it. We got out and walked a little ways up to a village. We asked people if they know this yound man, by this time people had come from every where wondering just what was going on. They all were so helpful. Next thing you know Susan, Auntie and Muriel are on motorbikes and off we go to the young man's Mom and Dad's house to meet them and their son. Susan's parents waited with the driver and car. It was a good thing the car would have never make it. It was still a long ways out and the so called road was terrible. We finally get there and Dad is gone, son is in school and mom is the only one home. Everyone starts talking 90 miles a minute and one of the drivers gets on the phone starts calling around and found dad. He was back in town where we just can from back we go. We find the young mans dad and Susans's parents. They all get in the car I stay on the motorbike and we head off to the school. When we arrive at the school we have to wait out by the road until we get permision from the princpal. We get the ok and are taken up into a class room. Mom, Dad, Auntie, Susan, Muriel, principal, his dad and teachers. The young man is in the 11th grade and is #1 student in the school. His surgery went well and he is doing great. We found out that someone stole his pedal bike this morning. That is how he gets to school. When we gave him the money that Susan had held for him she told him to use it to buy a motrobike so he didn't hurt from his surgery. He now has a bag that his waste goes into and by the time he rides to school it hurts really bad. Dad and the young man were so shocked they didn't quite know what to say. They both just cried. When we left his dad walked half way back with us . He had forgot he moved his bike when he went to get pictures to show us. He was pretty funny just started laughing I am so excited and shocked.