Reporting by Fady-Gina
3/4/2012
Last Monday, Bishop Paul, one of two Coptic Orthodox general bishops
here in Africa, told us that Bill Gates was coming for a visit to the
Coptic Hope Center here at the hospital. At first we thought he was
joking, but when he showed up and began making preparations for the
visit, we realized that we were going to get to meet one of the richest
men in the world!
He arrived at the Coptic hospital at 8:30 sharp along with his
secretaries, photographers and body guards. His day was planned out by
the minute. He went to the Hope Center first, which was the main purpose
of his visit. He was intrigued by the 6,300 HIV positive patients that
were diagnosed and treated here at Coptic Hope Center and wanted to come
evaluate our successes and challenges.
He carefully reviewed our many success stories and evaluated all
those who became victims to the disease. He gave us much encouragement
on the work that is being done and promised to come back again! It was
both a pleasure and an honor to meet him-and very strange that out of
all the places in the world, we would meet him here.
May God continue to bless His church, hospital and mission work here always.
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