unbelieveable

These posts are a bit old, but I got lax about posting them, so still a story that gives a glimpse into the life of the people in Chad.

May 27
We were just down at the hospital and as we were leaving saw a group of
people coming in quite quickly. I didn't see anything since it is dark,
but Gary saw a child with a lot of blood. We kept going a bit, and then
he turned around to see if we could help. It is a baby I would guess
about two and he has at least a 3" gash in the back of his head where
his father hit him! The father was trying to beat the wife, but most
likely she had the baby on her back and he hit the baby. It had to be
some serious force as the skull is dented in as well, and it is all the
way down to the brain. The baby was convulsing already. The local guy is
supposed to be coming in, so we left and told them to call if they need
help, but there isn't much to do. They will need to clean it up and give
antibiotics and something to stop the convulsions, but the serious
problems will be when it starts swelling. So, please pray for the baby.
It is so sad and makes us so angry! I think the father will go to jail,
but probably just til he can pay a fine. And he will blame it all on his
wife for provoking him!