Children's Hospital in Chop

I had the opportunity to go to another Children's Hospital today in the city of Chop- about a 30 minute drive from Uzhhorod.
The hospital was much smaller than the one here in Uzhhorod. The team of people I went with brought medicine and much needed supplies for the nurses and children and babies.
This place was much harder to be at- emotionally- than the hospital I visit regularly here in town. The reasons behind some of the little ones being there were heart breaking.
One mother chose to leave her newborn baby there because she already had a few children and did not want any more. Another mother came to the realization that her growing toddler had mental and physical disabilities and decided to give her up 2 weeks ago. A little baby lay in a cradle, eyes wide open, crying, with a head the size of a watermelon.
The feelings of pain, sadness, rejection were almost overwhelming.
But, despite the decisions that people make that lead to this suffering, there is still a God who loves and adores these children. A God who can trade beauty for ashes. A God who provided a caring team of nurses to watch over them. A God who provided a small, Roma church to visit and bring medicine and toys and diapers.

I am hoping to visit often and be able to provide some OT where needed.