Durame part 4 - Shinschico Hospital

I don’t think I can do this part of our visit justice but I’ll give it a shot. The hospital is a few miles outside of Durame. If I remember correctly, it’s the only hospital for miles and miles. People travel long distances to reach the hospital. As part of Holt’s agreement to work in Ethiopia, Holt does more than adoptions. In this case, Holt has financed some improvements at the hospital and will be doing much more work there. From the American perspective, the facilities were less than desirable. However considering where we were, it was an amazing place. This hospital may have played a role in our adoption, we don’t really know. Perhaps Judah’s mom visited the hospital and received prenatal care, etc. Thinking that the service the hospital was providing to the nearby communities which have been the home to our children so far really changed my perspective. It was great to have an American Holt staff with us that day to give us a better idea of Holt’s involvement there. Part of our fees as well as lots of donations supports Holt’s work at the hospital and I’m thankful to be a teency-tiny part of it.