![]() ![]() When she first left the Africa Mercy, Hooper was devastated. Those conversations led to deep and lasting friendships. Worship Mary because Mary is the mother of Jesus? Rachel, how do you know that Jesus rose from the dead? Or do youīelieve that the Old Testament contradicts the New Testament? Or do you Thought it was an honor to be asked and in turn to ask their own Many people get offended if you try to talk about God. She says it was drastically different from the US, where Huge catalyst to be able to understand more about them and theirĬulture, but then also, in turn, get to share about the hope that I have Patients are asleep is the best time to have those deep conversations. HOOPER: I could just say, Hey, tell me, why are you a Muslim? And how has that impacted your life? When Hooper talked with the local Senegalese translators, she often asked about that. Hands because they wanted to receive what you were praying as well.Ībout 95 percent of people in Senegal are Muslim. The beds around the patient you were praying for, to then open up their So it would be common for all of the patients, even in When Hooper would ask her patients if she could pray for them, they always said yes.įold my hands and close my eyes. Her in the eye and say that I loved her, and I saw her and I caredĪbout her, and that she had dignity and worth because she was an imageīearer of a holy God. And so to sit with this precious patient-to get to look Quickly and said, Rachel, I'm giving you the privilege of weeping with I was sitting with her when I was getting ready Performed surgery to fix it, but the surgery was unsuccessful. Obstetric fistula that caused her to leak urine. Some of them were kicked out of their families. Some of them were divorced by their husbands, They couldn'tĬontrol their body functions, they would leak urine or poop, whenever Shame and isolation because they were considered unclean. These complicated pregnancies then losing their babies, there would be They often aren’t able to deliver the baby safely. In manyĪfrican nations, girls get married too young. ![]() Hooper started off working in women’s health. People who have white skin where I can see all their veins.Ī crew of local Senegalese worked on the ship, translating between patients and caregivers. Pacific Northwest, I mostly start IVs and do blood draws and skills on Andįor patients with ebony black skin, when maybe for me, coming from the ![]() Like how to keep records on a paper chart instead of on a computer. When Hooper came onboard, she had to relearn some basics. Narrow port and through the the gate to the port, I could just see Remember being picked up in the Mercy ship vehicle and driving down the They speak French, but with a mix of local Africanĭialects.The ship the Africa Mercy docked in the port city of Dakar, Grassy savannah in the north fade to green marsh and rainforest in the She got herĭegree in nursing, worked two years at the same hospital she was born Lights, but to Boise State University…in her own backyard. So at 18, she packed her bags and headed, not to big city Who wants to be a nurse? And the Lord said, you do. Mine who told me in my teen years, Rachel, you should be a nurse I said, That’s when she started to change her mind. You today and actually cared about her not just as a patient but as a Your pills and left, and the nurses that paused and said, Mary, how are That came into her room and said, Mary, have you pooped today, here are Was in the hospital at the end of her life. Move to New York City to go to the Culinary Institute of America.īut at 16, Hooper went to visit her great-grandmother. ![]() So I was convinced I was going to as an 18 year old Hospital that floats? WORLD’s Anna Johansen Brown talked with one youngĪNNA JOHANSEN BROWN, REPORTER: Rachel Hooper knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up. Nurses, physical therapists, you name it: Self-contained medicalĬenters that bring care to people in need.ĮICHER: What’s it like to work on the other side of the world in a They’re fitted up with medical gear and staffed with doctors, Mercy Ships is an international charity that runs floating MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard.Ĭoming next on The World and Everything in It: bringing the hospital to the patient. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Wednesday, November 9th. ![]()
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