That Gesture of Thanks Overwhelmed Me

Author Country :Sudan
Genre Type :True Story
Location :Sudan
Year of Publication :NULL/
Publication :Maryknoll Booklet, 19
Sub Theme :Children, Hunger/Famine, Peace/Peacemaking/War/Violence, Refugees/Internally Displaced/
Author Name :Father Carroll Houle, M.M./
Author City :NULL
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I carried Howda, a 10-year-old girl semiconscious from starvation, to a camp for
persons displaced by the war in Sudan. As I laid her down on a cot in the
medical tent, she opened her eyes. Weakly she put her hand on my arm. That
gesture of thanks overwhelmed me!