I spent a little time at the hospital this afternoon with Helen- she is the city’s only hospice/ palliative care nurse. She says she used to spend a few days working in the hospital and a few days travelling out to those who can’t come in to her. She uses a bike like almost everyone else here but some of the rides she took are quite long over some pretty bad trails. She says she has been a nurse for 38 years and she has a heart for those who are at the end of their lives but just doesn’t feel able to get to those who could use her help anymore. Here in Uganda there is very little care given to those who don’t contribute to society- so those that are elderly or handicapped or too sick to work anymore are really cast aside. And life here is hard. Everything requires significant effort like getting food, making meals, washing, even getting water. So if there is no one who will help those that can’t help themselves their quality of life is very poor. Helen was sharing with me the need that she sees but that she doesn’t know how to meet it. There is little (none?) money for her to purchase medications and get out to those who need it. She works everyday at the hospital and as she was talking about her responsibilities here I don’t even see how she has time to go even if she still felt able. I would love to help her but I want to work with her. Will you join me in praying for this ministry and if this is something I should get involved with? And then how and what I should do?