Dangerous Beauty

Rwanda is a beautiful and wild country that has many extraordinary facets.  However, veiled in the beauty of her country, Rwanda houses many dangers as well.  In the bush, wild animals, such as lions, crocodiles, snakes and hippos can be very dangerous when encountered unexpectedly.  Even in more densely populated areas, animals can sometime pose a threat to humans.  Recently, these dangers became very real for one of our sponsored children.

(Vestine Kanyange)

Vestine Kanyange is a ten year old girl who attends Hilltop Primary School in Kigali, Rwanda.  Last Wednesday, Vestine was walking home from school, like she does every day, when she crossed the path of a dangerous, poisonous snake.

Immediately, Vestine was taken to a nearby health center and administered care.  Fortunately, because she was treated so quickly, Vestine is recovering.  Because she is sponsored in the AMA program, this little girl who lives with her single, HIV positive mother, is able to have her medical bills paid for through AMA provided health insurance.  In addition, she was given even more care than normal because the AMA staff checked on her daily, to make sure that she was being provided with the best care possible.

Vestine is now home from the hospital and improving daily.  Her mother is so thankful to AMA and for the nurses at the Gihara Health Center for taking special care of Vestine.  Especially for the staff at AMA, who followed up with Vestine every step of the way, ensuring her daughters improvement.

It is times like these where you realize what a blessing sponsorship with AMA is.  There are so many children who do not have access to the special care that AMA provides.  Had this happened to one of those children, their family may not have been able to seek or pay for medical care and they would not have had the love and support of the AMA family.

Please consider sponsoring a child today!  You never know when they might desperately need the love and support only you can provide!