Baby Steps--Tison

I just got home from Indonesia. It was only a month but it seemed like two months--there was a lot accomplished. One of the most important projects in the works is bringing a nine year old Indonesian child to American for reconstructive surgery.

Tison is badly burned and needs major help. He is an awesome little boy. He is full of energy and is normal in every way except he was involved in a accidental fuel spill. He was brought to our clinic with his injuries. Tison has extensive burns on his right arm and leg. His face and upper torso is also burned. You would never know he has limitations--he just runs and plays with his friends on the base. There are now four boys living at our base who have burn injuries. Tison caught the eye of a couple volunteers who traveled there on short-term teams. A team from Fairbanks, Alaska are moving forward with efforts to get him help.

I am hopeful we can see him come to Fairbanks and get the needed surgeries. At this point it is baby steps. We are hopeful but cautious.