Spotlight: Evonne

I've decided each week I'll spotlight a child that I've met and fallen in love with that needs your prayers. In case you haven't been able to tell, I love the kids here and I cannot tell you how much my heart breaks for the children that are sick or orphaned in Kenya. They shout Muzungu at us, which means white person, and often in town I get China China, I don't think they see very many asian people around here. Its still really cute even though I'm clearly not Chinese :)
Anyway this week I ended helping in the pediatric ward and for some reason this little girl was fascinated by me. She would just clap and small and laugh whenever I was around. Her name is Evonne and she and her mom have been staying in the hospital for the last week. Evonne has free fluid in her abdomen and is a sick little girl. She is very small and malnourished but precious as can be...she and her mom did not speak english and my Swahili is embarrassing so we mostly just played with the toys in my purse and she loved my sunglasses!
She cannot afford the medical care being provided by the hospital, so often times patients even after they're discharged don't leave the hospital because they can't afford to pay their bill. It sounds like an vicious cycle to stay but most of the time people don't have a choice. Medical care is very expensive for people here and so often times people come to the hospital later than they should or can't leave due to their bill. However they do end up getting 3 meals a day at the hospital, which is more than if they were our on their own.
Evonne totally won my heart today and I just loved snuggling her! Even though she doesn't wear a diaper or pants underneath her dress so I was always afraid she would just start going to the bathroom on me! (she didn't, thank goodness!) Pray for her to get well soon, pray for her family and their financial situation. Pray for all the families who can't afford medical care for their very sick and malnourished children.