TESTIMONY: Patrick's Wounds Healing And Back At School!

Read some mean comments on this video about the treatment efforts to this boy who had dropped out of school - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v4nm....

Well, the treatment WORKED, he's healed and back to school. I'm glad we reached out to Patrick. He's recovering fast and his future in education is now not bleak. This was possible because of LOVE IN ACTION. Thank you so much. It is YOU who have made this possible. Thank you!!!

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENTARY: This is a testimonial video to document the success of our work with Patrick. We hope that our viewers and donors will be blessed to see that their support has helped Patrick in this life changing improvement.

Thank you to everyone for putting us out in the field!

REGISTERED CHARITY: Rise Up Society, Kenya, is a Christian non-profit society registered with the Government of Kenya. We ar2e showing God's love in action. Our goal is to help alleviate this jigger infestation suffered by an estimated 1.5 - 2.4 million of the 40 million Kenyans are Jigger Victims. This is a serious situation affecting over 5% of the population.

MEDICAL CONDITION: The condition depicted is known as "Tungiasis". It is an infestation of the skin by a burrowing flea called Tunga penetrans (aka: Chigoe Flea). A victim is commonly referred to as having "Jiggers." These fleas tend to infest those who have inadequate living conditions and sanitation. The flea lives both outside around warm-blooded mammals and inside poorly constructed homes. It inhabits dust on floors, cracks in walls and bedding. Shoes protect to some degree but are often not affordable or adequate. More needs to be done to ensure a jigger-free environment, including extermination and sanitation measures, improvements in home construction and making clean bedding more commonplace. Jiggers are vicious and real!

The parasites burrow into the skin and then swell up with eggs; the larvae hatch and the cycle continues. Jiggers cause untold suffering in the afflicted, interfering with sleep, and causing itching, pain and the inability to walk. The parasite can afflict all parts of the body. Victims are often socially stigmatized, left isolated and without family or communal support.

METHODOLOGY: Rise Up Society uses the method of physical extraction under the direction of highly qualified, local physicians with hands-on knowledge in this field. We have refined our method over a 3-year period in which approximately 150,000 victims of Jigger infestation have been helped. We have incorporated new and improved equipment, medicines and practices over the course of time as information became available and funding allowed. While physical extraction is not new, it is efficient and our preferred method until research reveals better treatments. Treatment options for Jiggers vary, and our method may not reflect the practices of other groups in other parts of Kenya or in the surrounding countries that are also inflicted with the jigger menace.

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION: Copyright © 2015 by Jim Nduruchi. All rights reserved.