Ingoboka Fund 1

The Ingoboka fund was created in May 2012 to help with unexpected expenses that arise.

Urukundo was blessed, thanks to the Ingoboka Fund, to be able to give the help needed when a little four year old boy from the community, Deogratios Mugisha, accidentally fell into boiling water and was scalded over the left side of his body. Remember, cooking is done in the home of families with charcoal pots sitting on the floor. The little boy is a student at our preschool and when this happened his desperate parents brought him to Arlene.

The guards knocked on the window at their house saying there was a problem and asked for help. The parents were at the gate with their burned child. She brought him directly to the little clinic at Urukundo where Arlene thought she had medical supplies for burns. There was very little. The boy was in shock and looked at Arlene with frightened eyes. Cold water would have been the best treatment when the scalding happened, but water was not available.

After getting his clothes off and calming him down his mother had dressed him again to bring him to Arlene. Not the best idea. No burns were visible until he was undressed. Water blisters were extensive and many were broken exposing raw pink skin. His clothes kept him warm but did damage to his little body. Much of the skin was pulled away because of the clothes.

Arlene did have medicated wrap used by firemen to protect the burned area until he could be transported to the hospital. Removing his clothes they placed the medicated wrap over the burned skin. By then a staff member arrived to transport the boy and his parents to the hospital. She is so blessed to always have a vehicle available.

Arlene did what she could but realized she needed burn medicine for early first aid treatment. The team will be taking these essential items donated by Centre LifeLink EMS in State College.

Arlene is providing his parents with financial help to have him admitted and treated at the local hospital. Financially she will continue to care for this little one. She is so grateful to have the Ingoboka Fund available. But with these and other needs the fund is almost depleted. More and more she is blessed because others care and lend a helping hand. We know God will provide the willing hearts to help the find grow to meet future needs.

Please pray for this child as secondary infections are the real danger with this kind of burn.