Great News!! 
 
Susan and her escorts finally made it to Kenya for her leg surgery and therapy. It was on the 3rd border visit that they were successful in crossing over. The first 2 times the border agents demanded excessive bribes, and they turned around and went back to the Ugandan refugee camp. After crossing the border without incident they spent one night in Nairobi and departed the next day for the hospital in the city of Kijabe, Kenya. She was accompanied by 2 other South Sudanese Christians from Uganda, and met by a sister in Kenya who had arranged everything for their transport, lodging, meals and hospital visit.
 
The damage to her foot and ankle when she was an infant was extensive, so the surgeon ultimately decided to amputate below the knee in preparation for an eventual fitting for a prosthetic leg. The surgery and post surgery therapy were completed successfully, and she spent about one month recuperating in the hospital. The doctor fitted her leg with a metal brace to hold it in position during the healing process.
 
She then returned to Uganda to give the leg and the wound several weeks to heal and for the swelling from the surgery to subside. Right before Christmas she is scheduled to return to Kenya to have the metal brace removed, and for approximately three weeks of therapy followed by the fitting of a prosthetic leg, and then the physical therapy necessary after that to teach her how to walk on the leg and care for the wound.
 
We had received sufficient donations to pay for the initial trip, the surgery, and the initial therapy, but the upcoming/ongoing care and fitting of the prosthetic leg will cost close to $7,000, and we will appreciate any assistance with that.
 
Thank you for helping us to change this young woman’s future and to bless her life. She is very, very grateful!