Dr. Glenn Geelhoed’s journal from his last trip to South Sudan in January 2010 (part 1)
Dr. Geelhoed’s journal entries paint a bleak picture of the situation in South Sudan. But there is a silver lining. His medical peace initiative between the Murle and the Dinka has held since January 2010. The two tribes have upheld their end of the promise – to end cattle rustling, bride snatching, and never ending raids and counter-raids – and so Dr. Geelhoed is delivering on his promise to them: to deliver medical equipment and expertise to war-ravaged South Sudan on his “Mission to Heal“.
10-JAN-A-10
SOBERING REFLECTIONS ON THE EVENTS OF A SINGLE DAY, FROM DAWN CATTLE RAID TO DUSK REVENGE KILLINGS UNDERSCORING THE URGENCY OF OUR MISSION IN ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE A PEACE INITIATIVE USING THE MISSION MEDICINE BRIDGE; WE MAKE ROUNDS AFTER THE SUNRISE RUN, INPATIENT ROUNDS AND CONSULTATIONS, AND THEN PACK THE TEAM OFF TO BOR TO VISIT THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE BIG CITY—THE SHOPPING MALLS, HIGH RISES AND RIVERPORT TRAFFIC (!)
AN EMERGENCY CASE INTERRUPTS THESE MUSINGS, AS A MURLE RIADING PARTY KILLS ONE WOMAN AND ABDUCTS ANOTHER WHO SURVIVES BY FEIGNING DEATH AND BEING CARRIED A FULL DAY LATER TO MCH—FURTHER RE-ENFORCING MY MUSINGS ON CATTLE CULTURE PEACE/HEALTH CARE LINKAGES AND THEIR POTENTIAL OR POSSIBIIITY
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