REBUILDING IRAQ
A Love Greater Than
Fear
By George Thomas
CBN News Sr. Reporter
CBN.com
– KUWAIT CITY The rebuilding effort in Iraq continues
as dozens of humanitarian groups pour into the country. CBNs Operation
Blessing has joined the effort, bringing urgently needed medical care.
Their outreach has kicked into high gear with the arrival of several
American doctors and other medical personnel.
Tired and exhausted, they arrived Tuesday night at Kuwait's International
Airport on a mission to help the people of Iraq. Registered nurse
Anne Pennoyer said, "We wanted to come because there is a need here,
and the people need us now and there were not any second thoughts
to it."
These nine Americans have left the comforts and security of home,
headed for the city of Basra in Southern Iraq.
Dr. Michael Thomson, a general practitioner, said, "I'm nervous,
I'm excited, I'm not scared, I am full of faith, man, because the
Lord dumped the gift of faith on me and my wife to come here."
Dentist Robert Kustra said, "Somebody has to do it because we know
it's a Third World country, or worse. Somebody called it a fourth
world country. What we hear and see on television is a lot of need
for whatever help can be done, and we are here to provide as much
as we can."
And their help will be critical, especially in Iraq's rapidly deteriorating
public health system. The team will spend most of their time at Basra's
women and children's hospital a hospital where even the most basic
medical supplies are almost non-existent.
Combat operations in Iraq may be over, but Dr. Thomson knows there
are many other dangers lurking. "There are some outbreaks of cholera,
typhoid and that sort of thing that we may be able to help. I have
some specific drugs for that," he said.
Other medicines and dental equipment are being flown in from India,
Singapore, and the U.S.
For some on the team, it is more than just about meeting the physical
need.
Retired Neurologist Bert Park said, "Christ has given me a light
to reflect and I can reflect that through the work I do."
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