This is Moussa, a Fulani man who recently presented in the middle of the night when I was on call. When he arrived he was unresponsive with almost no blood pressure. He had been hit by a car while riding his moto (motorcycle), and his leg was fractured and nearly amputated. As a result he lost a lot of blood. He initially went to a hospital about 1 hour away, but after being there for about 5 hours there was still no doctor. They had applied a tourniquet made out of rubber gloves. When he arrived 7 hours after the injury he was still bleeding. We applied a tourniquet and gave him blood. He improved, but still required an below knee amputation. He is now doing very well.
The Fulani are known for being nomadic cattle herdsmen. Though now many of them own stores and work in other trades. They have a reputation for being mean and dangerous. They are almost all Muslim. There are many Fulani in Mango, as well as, here in Tsiko. We had a great opportunity to show the love of Jesus to this Fulani man. Unfortunately we will not be staying here long enough to build a relationship that might allow me to study the Bible with him.
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