Sick, dejected and discouraged, Mr. Abdoulaye Diouf, aged 68 and a resident of Sebikotane a suburb of Dakar had his God-sent opportunity from one of our village consultations clinic. He was suffering from a Benign Tumor for about 16 years.
Because of poverty and his state of hypertensive nature of about 190/150 and a great phobia about having surgery. This old man has been with his faith until early January 2009. He only came for free consultations of one of our organized community outreach with our partners Dr. Strong and his group from Wisconsin, and Illinois in the USA.
They showed sympathy and compassion for him and therefore offered $400USD for his operation. Can you imagine someone who had no hope for his cure and was only waiting for his death has been operated with success? His entire family is expressing their great joy with thankfulness to the group and the kind hearted people of America. For such a kind gesture. He says until he goes to his grave, he will never forget about the (TOUBABS) the white people.
He again says that, although he has some relatives here who are rich and could have helped him to treat himself but were unkind. They were only waiting for his death for them to come, buy a cow, slaughter it, eat, drink and dance. What an unfair and painful world we are living in here!
Bravo to you kind and loving people of America who have other people’s plight at heart. There are many others over there that are dire in need of similar help but have no one to help them.
By Dr. Aly Bashir
United Methodist Mission
Dakar, Senegal