2 comments:

Unknown said...

Seeing your pics and knowing that you guys were at the HFN center loving on all those precious mouths makes my heart ache. Ache with love, hurt and thanks! LOVE you guys and what you do.

October 8, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Beth said...

Hi Emily, My name is Beth Hamilton from Kentucky. We talked on the phone about three years ago because I was hoping you had meet my boys when you picked up Abe. Anyway, I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your trips and how you are helping the people. My younger son, David, from Ethiopia had horrible cavities. He was in the orphanage for a year and we knew that he had cavities when he came in - there is no telling how long he lived with them. But, it was not until we got there to pick up the boys that we knew how bad they were. It did not take a dentist to see that his molars were rotted down to the gums. We knew he must be in so much pain and yet he smiled and loved us. We gave him prescription level Ibuprofen and you could just see the relief. I don't think he even realized that his mouth did not have to feel that way. The hard part was that it wore off before we could give him more and he would come to me with these sad eyes holding his cheeks. He would moan in his sleep. It was heartbreaking. We saw the dentist the day after we landed and he had oral surgery less than two weeks after arriving. I was worried about the trauma of all that on him just after we got here, but he was so happy after surgery and didn't even need pain meds. (The surgeon had told me that he would probably be in less pain post-op than before.) I just cannot imagine this precious little child still living with that pain everyday. So, I want to thank you for all the Davids you are helping. May God continue to bless your ministry and your family.

P.S. Helen and Yarad came home to family here in KY in March.

October 11, 2011 at 8:05 AM