John is ill Update December 4, 2024

It looks like it will be a hard holiday season for John in Ghana, whose

dedication, hard work, and compassion for those who are suffering is an inspiration

to everyone who knows him, is once again seriously ill. He is passing blood and has

some other, associated health issues.

This is a problem that John has struggled with for years, including having an

operation for it about a year ago. Apparently he has a bleeding ulcer, though the

operation itself was for a dangerous hemorrhoid. Many times we thought he had the

bleeding under control but it keeps coming back.

The doctors said that he needs an operation but the expense of that is challenging,

especially this time of year when people are more concerned with the holidays than

with donating to charities and nonprofits. Our funds are always limited and we

operate under a strict budget. There is seldom anything left for an emergency of

this magnitude.

John is a good guy who has always done his best for the people who come to him in

need. He has always put the needs of others ahead of his own but now he is simply

too ill to be able to help anyone, including himself.

We will do our best for him.