{"id":10637,"date":"2023-08-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/?p=10637"},"modified":"2023-08-07T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:34:47","slug":"from-the-brink-of-death-to-new-life-how-one-act-of-kindness-changed-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/fr\/from-the-brink-of-death-to-new-life-how-one-act-of-kindness-changed-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Du seuil de la mort \u00e0 une nouvelle vie\u00a0comment un acte de bont\u00e9 a renvers\u00e9 la situation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-984ab1564ab58eed5eec56e4b1f627e3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-984ab1564ab58eed5eec56e4b1f627e3{\nheight:100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-984ab1564ab58eed5eec56e4b1f627e3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-small-hide av-mini-hide'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll1byl1t-db2c7aaeb1ca183d077b15b01029839a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Du seuil de la mort \u00e0 une nouvelle vie\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>comment un acte de bont\u00e9 a renvers\u00e9 la situation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll1byvge-7fd39c4d9e03193e1254a29d6f5798b5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One Act of Kindness_French\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/850172960?h=91266d0ed8&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pour Catherine Conteh, m\u00eame 30 ans plus tard, il y a un moment de la naissance de sa fille qu&rsquo;elle ne pourra jamais oublier. Cela faisait quatre jours qu&rsquo;elle \u00e9tait allong\u00e9e sur son lit d&rsquo;h\u00f4pital en Sierra Leone, en plein travail, se tordant de douleur sans traitement. Les m\u00e9decins lui avaient dit qu&rsquo;en raison de complications pendant le travail, elle allait devoir subir une c\u00e9sarienne &#8211; une op\u00e9ration que Catherine, 18 ans, et son mari, Augustin, ne pouvaient pas se permettre de financer. Sans paiement pr\u00e9alable, elle ne pourrait pas \u00eatre op\u00e9r\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Des d\u00e9cennies plus tard, elle se souvient de la pens\u00e9e qui tournait en boucle au milieu de la douleur et de la peur.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Je vais perdre la vie. Si rien ne se passe, je vais mourir. Cette pens\u00e9e m&rsquo;obs\u00e9dait, dans mon c\u0153ur, dans mon esprit\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catherine et Augustin avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 si heureux \u00e0 l&rsquo;id\u00e9e d&rsquo;avoir leur premier enfant, malgr\u00e9 leurs finances serr\u00e9es et l&rsquo;\u00e9tat instable de leur pays, alors en pleine guerre civile. Cette naissance symbolisait la nouveaut\u00e9 et l&rsquo;optimisme. Mais au fil des heures et des jours, la gravit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;\u00e9tat de Catherine s&rsquo;est impos\u00e9e. Le b\u00e9b\u00e9 qu&rsquo;ils avaient tant d\u00e9sir\u00e9 ne survivrait probablement pas &#8211; et elle non plus.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Au cours de ces quatre jours, l&rsquo;excitation d&rsquo;avoir mon b\u00e9b\u00e9, de le rencontrer, s&rsquo;est progressivement \u00e9vanouie. Tout mon \u00eatre se concentrait sur la douleur. Quand cette douleur allait-elle cesser ?\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Au quatri\u00e8me jour, Catherine sentit son corps la l\u00e2cher. Par une fente dans le rideau de l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital, elle vit un corps, couvert de la t\u00eate aux pieds, sortir sur une civi\u00e8re. Elle se demandait : <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Vais-je \u00eatre la prochaine personne ?\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-1f4355407300e544f15947d76823a274\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-1f4355407300e544f15947d76823a274 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-1f4355407300e544f15947d76823a274 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-1f4355407300e544f15947d76823a274 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10630 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10630 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-1030x692.jpg\" alt='' title='Catherine in hospital the day Regina was born (PA Real Life\/Aaron Chown)'  height=\"692\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-1030x692.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Conteh-family-HI-restored-705x474.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Conteh-family-HI-restored.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-af89a52d51412774536fa272e468f7cd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-af89a52d51412774536fa272e468f7cd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-af89a52d51412774536fa272e468f7cd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-32af9c344aeda5838e62bcf702809feb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catherine s&rsquo;est endormie. Lorsqu&rsquo;elle s&rsquo;est r\u00e9veill\u00e9e, elle a vu une \u00e9trang\u00e8re \u00e0 son chevet, qui lui caressait les cheveux et lui demandait son nom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Il s&rsquo;agissait d&rsquo;Aly Hall, une infirmi\u00e8re n\u00e9o-z\u00e9landaise, b\u00e9n\u00e9vole \u00e0 bord du premier navire de Mercy Ship, l&rsquo;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anastasis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, alors \u00e0 quai \u00e0 Freetown. Aly et quelques autres b\u00e9n\u00e9voles de Mercy Ships, dont le Dr Keith Thomson, anesth\u00e9siste, visitaient la maternit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital local lorsqu&rsquo;ils ont entendu les cris d&rsquo;agonie de Catherine au bout du couloir. Aly a imm\u00e9diatement senti sa vocation se manifester : il fallait qu&rsquo;elle intervienne pour aider cette <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00e9trang\u00e8re.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Alors que Catherine \u00e9tait en travail depuis quatre jours, l&rsquo;infirmi\u00e8re m&rsquo;a dit qu&rsquo;elle mourrait et que le b\u00e9b\u00e9 mourrait aussi. Elle m&rsquo;a dit cela d&rsquo;une mani\u00e8re tr\u00e8s factuelle, ce qui m&rsquo;a choqu\u00e9e &#8211; que c&rsquo;\u00e9tait ce qui allait se passer, fatalement. Je n&rsquo;avais jamais rien v\u00e9cu de tel\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, raconte Aly. \u00ab\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">C&rsquo;\u00e9tait bouleversant de penser qu&rsquo;une centaine de dollars pouvait sauver la vie de cette femme et de son b\u00e9b\u00e9. C&rsquo;est tout ce qu&rsquo;il fallait. Je ne savais pas quoi faire, alors je me suis dit que j&rsquo;allais prier pour cette femme et m&rsquo;en remettre \u00e0 Dieu.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00c0 la fin de la pri\u00e8re d&rsquo;Aly, le docteur Thomson entre dans la pi\u00e8ce. Apr\u00e8s avoir entendu l&rsquo;histoire de Catherine, il a propos\u00e9 de payer la totalit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Il y a des millions de personnes en Afrique qui ont besoin d&rsquo;aide, d&rsquo;une mani\u00e8re ou d&rsquo;une autre\u00a0\u00bb, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Thomson \u00e0 propos de ce qui l&rsquo;a pouss\u00e9 \u00e0 payer pour les soins d&rsquo;une \u00e9trang\u00e8re<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. \u00ab\u00a0Mais parfois, j&rsquo;ai le sentiment qu&rsquo;on se dit : \u00ab\u00a0Aidez celui-l\u00e0\u00a0\u00bb, quelqu&rsquo;un d&rsquo;autre aidera une autre personne, puis une autre, et encore une autre.\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10631\" src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-1030x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-Conteh.00_00_06_19.Still004-MID.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catherine se souvient ensuite d&rsquo;une infirmi\u00e8re de l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital qui lui a dit : <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Ecoutez, ces personnes qui sont venues vous voir vont payer votre c\u00e9sarienne. Nous attendons donc que le m\u00e9decin arrive, et nous pourrons alors commencer l&rsquo;intervention.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catherine et sa fille, Regina, \u00e9taient saines et sauves apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration. Pendant sa convalescence \u00e0 l&rsquo;h\u00f4pital, la nouvelle maman a v\u00e9cu le moment qu&rsquo;elle craignait de ne pas voir arriver : la rencontre avec sa petite fille.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;\u00e9tais heureuse, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait un moment essentiel pour moi car j&rsquo;avais vraiment h\u00e2te de voir mon propre b\u00e9b\u00e9, vous savez. Et mon mari \u00e9tait aux anges\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aly et une autre b\u00e9n\u00e9vole de Mercy Ships, Gina Willig, ont souvent rendu visite \u00e0 Catherine dans les jours qui ont suivi. Rapidement, elles\u202fsont devenues comme des s\u0153urs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;appelle Aly &lsquo;ma s\u0153ur&rsquo; et elle m&rsquo;appelle aussi &lsquo;ma s\u0153ur'\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, dit Catherine en riant, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0parce qu&rsquo;il faut un c\u0153ur pur et un amour pur pour rencontrer quelqu&rsquo;un et l&rsquo;aimer imm\u00e9diatement et inconditionnellement\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finalement, Catherine s&rsquo;est r\u00e9tablie et est rentr\u00e9e chez elle pour entamer un nouveau chapitre de sa vie familiale. Aly est retourn\u00e9e chez elle en Nouvelle-Z\u00e9lande. Les ann\u00e9es ont pass\u00e9. La communication avec le Dr Thomson est rest\u00e9e forte au fil des ans. Il a m\u00eame aid\u00e9 la famille de Catherine \u00e0 obtenir l&rsquo;asile en Australie \u00e0 la suite du conflit grandissant en Sierra Leone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Une fois sur place, Catherine a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d&rsquo;int\u00e9grer le monde m\u00e9dical et de devenir infirmi\u00e8re, tout comme Aly. Sa fille, Regina &#8211; nomm\u00e9e d&rsquo;apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;infirmi\u00e8re b\u00e9n\u00e9vole am\u00e9ricaine Gina &#8211; a suivi la m\u00eame voie. Et pour boucler la boucle, \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de 18 ans, Regina est retourn\u00e9e dans son pays natal pour travailler comme infirmi\u00e8re b\u00e9n\u00e9vole \u00e0 bord d&rsquo;un navire humanitaire.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Un jour, Catherine re\u00e7oit un appel inattendu du Dr Thomson. Il avait obtenu les coordonn\u00e9es d&rsquo;Aly et demandait \u00e0 Catherine si elle souhaitait reprendre contact avec elle.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Catherine n&rsquo;a pas h\u00e9sit\u00e9 &#8211; et en peu de temps, elle \u00e9tait au t\u00e9l\u00e9phone, accueillie par une vieille voix famili\u00e8re \u00e0 l&rsquo;autre bout du fil.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0Entendre \u00e0 nouveau sa voix, apr\u00e8s presque trois d\u00e9cennies, \u00e9tait \u00e9mouvant pour moi&#8230; Notre espoir \u00e9tait de nous voir physiquement et de nous \u00e9treindre fraternellement. Et de louer Dieu ensemble.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-53b0b300fb3685750664fb085c5ad19d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-6248ec3b8e5b2f3302d84e8a33a5b608\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-6248ec3b8e5b2f3302d84e8a33a5b608 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-6248ec3b8e5b2f3302d84e8a33a5b608 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-6248ec3b8e5b2f3302d84e8a33a5b608 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-10634 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-10634 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-and-Regina-2022-LO-772x1030.jpg\" alt='' title='Catherine and Regina 2022-LO'  height=\"1030\" width=\"772\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-and-Regina-2022-LO-772x1030.jpg 772w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-and-Regina-2022-LO-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-and-Regina-2022-LO-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-and-Regina-2022-LO-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/mercyships.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Catherine-and-Regina-2022-LO.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-af89a52d51412774536fa272e468f7cd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-af89a52d51412774536fa272e468f7cd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-af89a52d51412774536fa272e468f7cd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-32af9c344aeda5838e62bcf702809feb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lorsqu&rsquo;elle repense \u00e0 ce jour, il y a des dizaines d&rsquo;ann\u00e9es, Catherine dit que tout se r\u00e9sume \u00e0 un simple choix. Le choix de sauver une vie. Le choix de donner la vie. Et ce choix s&rsquo;est manifest\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re incroyable au fil des ans.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0J&rsquo;ai appris qu&rsquo;\u00e0 partir de ce choix d&rsquo;aider une \u00e9trang\u00e8re, une famille enti\u00e8re a \u00e9t\u00e9 sauv\u00e9e. Toute une famille a connu le succ\u00e8s. Toute une famille a v\u00e9cu ce qu&rsquo;elle n&rsquo;aurait jamais imagin\u00e9. Parce que [le Dr Thomson] a dit oui au Seigneur, en payant ces 70 livres sterling, il a sauv\u00e9 ma vie. Il a sauv\u00e9 la vie de ma fille. \u00c0 partir de l\u00e0, j&rsquo;ai grandi et je suis devenue une jeune femme qui croyait en la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de faire ce qui \u00e9tait juste\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, raconte Catherine en repensant aux ann\u00e9es pass\u00e9es. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;est ce qui a fait de moi ce que je suis aujourd&rsquo;hui. C&rsquo;est ce qu&rsquo;il m&rsquo;a appris. Aidez l\u00e0 o\u00f9 vous pouvez aider, parce que vous ne savez jamais ce qu&rsquo;un petit geste gentil va g\u00e9n\u00e9rer\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">C&rsquo;est un acte de bont\u00e9 simple et spontan\u00e9 qui a sauv\u00e9 non pas une vie, mais deux, et qui a chang\u00e9 pour de bon l&rsquo;avenir d&rsquo;une famille. Des d\u00e9cennies plus tard, les effets de ce moment continuent de se faire sentir dans la vie de Catherine et au-del\u00e0.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chaque don, chaque pri\u00e8re, chaque minute compte &#8211; et vous ne savez jamais quel impact vous pouvez laisser.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rejoignez-nous pour transformer des vies en Sierra Leone.<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-3ef07c12a2bb1670acbb6a6393332f22 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  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Cela faisait quatre jours qu&rsquo;elle \u00e9tait allong\u00e9e sur son lit d&rsquo;h\u00f4pital en Sierra Leone, en plein travail, se tordant de douleur sans traitement. Les m\u00e9decins lui avaient dit qu&rsquo;en raison de complications pendant le travail, elle allait devoir subir une c\u00e9sarienne &#8211; une op\u00e9ration que Catherine, 18 ans, et son mari, Augustin, ne pouvaient pas se permettre de financer. 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