Submitted by sherron on Fri, 2010-01-01 01:00

The clinic is continuing to excel and grow, treating more patients than ever before. To encourage further expansion and to monitor current activities, a group of John Dau Foundation staff and volunteers are currently in South Sudan, staying and working at the Duk Lost Boys Clinic. One staff member, Tom Dannan, has been documenting his experiences at the Clinic on the new John Dau Foundation blog. Below is an excerpt from a post Tom wrote on December 23 about an event the Clinic staff held to educate Sudanese on the dangers of HIV/AIDS:

“About a dozen people from the Clinic set out Sunday to begin spreading the message. Breaking into small groups, each went to three separate churches in the area and delivered a message to the congregation. “This is a wonderful place,” said Peter Thion-go, the Clinic’s laboratory technician, to a congregation of about 70 in Patuenoi, about 5k from the Clinic. “We want to see your children grow up to be professors and doctors,” at which a row of children in the front smiled. Peter comes from Kenya, a country that has suffered greatly from the unchecked spread of the disease, with about 7% of the population infected. “I don’t want to see what happened in Kenya happen in Sudan,” he said, to which the congregation cheered.”

To read more about this event and stories from the clinic, follow the JDF blog.