Early this morning, I set out for the Sheba Hospital after Arjwan’s father messaged me to tell me he had arrived at the hospital. When I was only a kilometer away from the hospital, a siren went off warning of incoming missile/s from Iran. I pulled the van over to the side of the highway. I could hear the sounds of distant interceptions.
After I arrived at the hospital, I found Arjwan and her father in the imaging department. Arjwan is a cute and funny five-year-old from Yata, near Hebron. She was having fun exploring the lobby and walking, sometimes too far away from her dad and I. We needed to call her back many times. One time she walked away and sat by an older woman. This Israeli woman smiled and glowed with happiness at the sight of little Arjwan.
As we sat waiting for her appointment for an MRI, the television in the waiting area was showing scenes of the missile strike that just happened. One of the missiles was not intercepted and hit a building in Tel Aviv not far from the hospital. Shortly after, Arjwan received her MRI but we have not heard the results yet, as the doctors need time to analyze the information.
Arjwan’s father is looking forward to his beloved daughter’s heart surgery in hopes to see her completely healthy. Join us in praying for her.