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Section: Articles Category: Africa & Middle East 2007-06-01 00:00:00 This article appeared in our quarterly magazine, Xpress, in June 2007
Fiona J - Pioneers team member in Nigeria
Rahilla collapses back onto the thatched mat overcome with pain and exhaustion as the sweat runs down her body before soaking into her dirty clothes. Her limbs are shaking with fatigue and her body is burning with fever as malaria (and possibly typhoid) compounds the effects of her labouring for over 40 hours.
The encouraging coaxing of the Tribal Birth Assistant (grandma of the village) is growing weaker as her concern starts to show. They need to get Rahilla to a hospital before it is too late. Her sister and neighbour help lift her into a rickety bush taxi. Rahilla can now barely lift her head between each contraction. A tear runs down her cheek as she dreads the possibility of losing yet another baby in childbirth. Her groans are drowned by the revving engine and rattle of the car as it bumps down the dusty dirt track. Women from the village gather to pray for God to give her the strength to make it through the labour. This is her fifth pregnancy in four years with only two surviving children
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Section: Articles Category: South Asia & Pacific 2006-06-01 00:00:00 This article appeared in our quarterly magazine, Xpress, in June 2006By Mary K - Pioneers Worker in CambodiaAfter five years of brutal civil war, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia in April 1975. They envisaged a perfect society where all were equal and all were rice-farmers. All cities and towns were evacuated, and the elimination or “purification” of all urban dwellers was begun. Many died after being forced out into the hot waterless fields and many were executed. High on the list of targets were those with clean fingernails, spectacles, any foreign language and any education. Religion was also perceived to be unhelpful and Buddhist leaders were killed along with many Christians. Cambodia is no longer under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. However, effects of the devastation are still felt today. Read More About Hands Of Healing... There are 2 items tagged with OARF. You can view all our tags in the Tag Cloud |  | ||||
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