Word reached us this morning that 76 year old Mama Clair fell gravely ill yesterday.  One of her numerous sons came to Eyene with a car and transported her to Sa'a to the hospital.  She was put on oxygen and kept over night.  Upon examining her today, the doctor said his hospital was not equipped to treat her condition.  He recommended that she be taken to one of the government hospitals here in Yaounde.  By the time the family was able to make all the arrangements and she actually arrived at the hospital here in town, it was too late in the afternoon.  All the doctors had gone home for the day.  The hospital would not admit her, but rather instructed the family to bring her back in the morning.  And so she is spending the night with another of her sons.  The family can only hope that she will get the medical care she needs at that time.  (To which we say "Welcome to Cameroon!")

Meanwhile 81 year old Papa Pollycarp is all alone in the village.  Truly, he is too old to be by himself.  It is our non-professional opinion that even when Mama Clair is by his side, they are too old to be living on their own.  The family is very concerned about their father being alone, but aren't able to take care of him at this time.  We let them know that Ndzana II is in the village until the afternoon of February 14th.  We quickly sent word out to him to look after Papa Pollycarp.  The family was grateful for this help.

While we have no idea what the outcome of this current medical crisis will be, we do know that Mama Clair is safe in the arms of Jesus.  She and Papa Pollycarp walk well with our Lord.  Her future is in His hands.  We take comfort in that knowledge.