Our little Joshua aka China is taken ill

Daylight's praying friends,

We wish to thank you all for the prayers and support following our baby Joshua Ruto's sudden illness. Little Joshua, who is also known as "China", and how this nickname came about is another story for another day - but suffice to say that locals think that everything about him is made here in Pokot save for the eyes and eyebrows which appear,  in most likelihood, to have come from somewhere in Guangzhou or Beijing, in the greater People's Republic of China (and hopefully, as it were, these are not counterfeits though but original Chinese products).

I should add that this correlation is no accident, Chinese people are common sights here in Kenya and in extension Africa. In the recent years, China have opened shop in Africa. As a result, there are lots of Chinese companies ( not to mention products) and people here. And as such, I can understand why the locals compare in resemblance Joshua's facial features wit that of the Chinese folk - whereas in fact everything about him is homegrown, no exotic additions, whatsoever. At least not any that I know of...

That aside, baby China, who is now approaching  his first birthday anniversary, has been in hospital since last Sunday. He was taken ill at Kapenguria District Hospital in Pokot on Sunday, with a severe health deterioration ( it is now established by the Doctors in Kitale that his is a case of a chronic/advanced malaria).

At the hospital he was treated and discharged on Monday at noon. At around 4pm, just a few hours after being discharged from Hospital, little Joshua went into convulsion. And it was a rush against the odds, and thank God we arrived at the Hospital at the nick of time, and on arrival his heart was still beating. Thank God! And he was immediately resuscitated and put on IV drips. China continued to be on  IV drips and medication until yesterday, Wednesday when the Doctors at the Kapenguria Hospital recommended that he be referred to Cherangany Hospital and Nursing Home. 

We did move him there, and that he is receiving some good medical attention. Apparently, little China is out of danger - the lord is healing him. And soon he will be out of hospital with a clean bill of health. We all want to thank you praying friends for all of the support we have received. And I wanted to put you updated on China's wellness - and continue to do so in every step on the way. 

I took some snapshots of Joshua receiving treatment using my cellphone camera, and I have included some of them here below. Take a look:

On the first IV drips 

Angelina, my wife, and Joshua at the hospital ward