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Kabul Kids Get Better Care In Memory of Soldiers
By Gerald Scott Flint
Cause for action:
When two of my neighbors were killed in action whilst securing freedom for Afghanistan, I knew I had to offer something more to their loved ones than just the words, " I' m sorry for your loss.”
I had worked in Afghanistan and I knew that there were plenty of Afghans who were very thankful that Americans and other coalition troops had freed them from the Taliban! I also knew that the memory of Jason Burkholder and Jared Southworth must continue to mean hope for those in the nation where both men paid the highest price for liberty and freedom.
We brought Jared and Jason home, we honored them and did our best to console their families, but I still felt moved to do more to honor each man's ultimate sacrifice made in Afghanistan. With this in mind, the mission was determined.
Mission objectives:
1. Honor the memory of two fine Americans, and make sure they are remembered not only here, but by those in the country that they died in.
2. Stop the spread of terrorism in Afghanistan by bringing medical assistance and goodwill to children who have no where to turn for help when sick, wounded, or injured.
3.Encourage all those with resources and means available to them to volunteer their skills, donate materials and place the needs others above their own on a more frequent basis, when and where ever needed.
There is so much to do when planning an international mission like this one and much more when it is to a War Zone. After getting the green light from The Afghan Ministry of Public Health, Kamair of Afghanistan, and United Airlines, we began to put the mission team together and collect the needed equipment and supplies to make a difference to those kids once we were on the ground in Afghanistan. With the help of our Lord God it would all come together!
We were able to gathersuch items as surgical scrub, all types of suture material, bandages, crutches, surgical gloves, exam gloves, syringes, IV sets and medication pumps. All these items mean that hundreds of children will get the operations and treatment that they need to save life and limb.
As one enters the compound at Gandhi hospital the front courtyard is full of parents with children who have no money or means to pay for even the most basic of medical care. Children die of infected wounds, common and minor diseases that less than one US dollar could cure. A recent report by CNN titled, "Families find little comfort at Afghan Children's hospital ,” will erase all doubt from anyone's mind as to why the Burkholder- Southworth Memorial mission was so vital to the survival of scores of little ones in Kabul.
Yes, before anyone says it ..we know
that this sort of thing goes on in many
other parts of the world, but today, we
are going to do what we can for the
"KABUL KIDS" and be sure our soldiers
are rememberd as heroes who are
willing to die for their freedom, and ours!
The Gandhi Institute of Child Health
( as it is known )is the largest in all of
Kabul. They see more than 1000
patients a day, admit 60-100 of them
and see another 200 cases in
emergency. They do all of this on a
monthly budget of just 1,200 US dollars.
We have checked this with the President of INDCH, Dr. Yousufzai; he told us face to face these figures are correct. During our days spent in and around the hospital we saw plenty of good reasons to take him at his word. Most parents need to show up with child in tow, or there just in not anything for them.
On April 17th a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck our area just 50 miles to the east of Kabul towards the border with Pakistan. We halted our efforts in Kabul and rushed to the affected area to assist with rescue and recovery operations. The death toll and destruction was bad, but we were happy to see that it was not as severe as we had first thought .
We were not able to reach one of the
smaller villages that had been damaged
because Taliban commanders had taken
advantage of the situation and blocked
roads from Jalalabad. After doing what we
could the team safely returned to Kabul and
continued with its mission. We were also able
to assist with the set up of the first
ophthalmic eye) examination room at the
Gandhi Polyclinic and fully supplied
Dr. Miriam (the female ophthalmologist
there) with plenty of ophthalmic (eye)
medications to get her started. She had no
proper ophthalmoscope, vision chart or exam
equipment and so it was my honor and
privilege to donate my own scopes and equipment also in the names of our two fallen Americans, Jason and Jared. Dr. Miriam and I worked together and we fixed her exam room to her liking.. We only regret not having more to give. God was good and allowed us
to accomplish much in this place where real horror takes place 24/7 without taking even so much as a 20 minute nap! In addition to our work at Gandhi hospital we were able to continue with our scheduled prevention of blindness and disease screening clinics at our temporary clinic at Hotel Mustafa in Kabul. We saw about 50 people every three hours and with God's help we touched the lives of some very needy people with very serious, but fixable problems. We give God all the glory for that happened there!
May God bless the families and loved ones of Jason Burkholder and Jared Southworth. We pray that the memory of their lives here on earth will spark caring, concern and the volunteer spirit in all of us!
"Humanitarians 14 points .... Taliban 0 "When the Taliban are ready to take a course in what it really means to care for people in their society we remain available to assist with instructions. Just put down your weapons and pick up tools to build a caring environment" GSF VMW
"We know that we cannot do everything therefore we must not refuse to do that which we know we can do"
"In the pond of life's effort even the smallest of stones cast will create a ripple so cast your stones today and now" GSF VMW
Gerald Scott Flint ,
Volunteer Medics Worldwide
Hero Staff Sgt. Jason
Burkholder,
27
Illinois National Guard
Champaign, Ill
Left
Hero 1st Lt. Jared
Southworth
26
Illinois National Guard
Oakland, Ill
Right
Both Soldiers were killed on Feb. 8 by an improvised explosive device in Helmand, Afghanistan.
Jason left behind a wife, and Jared left behind a wife and 4 children. Both men are sorely missed., but never forgotton.
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Gerald Scott Flint caring for a Kabul child, so that our soldiers sacrifice will be remembered.
