Noyau

This little chapel area is northeast of Grand Boulage and is another steep climb on foot. Dr. Jack Hale wrote the following after the Spring 2007 trip.

"We delivered a baby in Noyau to a mother who had been in labor for three days. We went to her hut where she was propped up against the wall, exhausted. We hung an IV bag with pitocin on the wall with duct tape and eyeballed the rate of infusion. Finally we used a delivery vacuum to deliver the baby because the mother was so tired she could barely push. We just happened to arrive in town the night before the delivery. Another day or two or three and the mother and baby would probably have gotten infected and died. Instead of celebrating life, the family would probably be in mourning. It's amazing how God works."

When they were ready to leave Noyau, the family members carried suitcases down the trail for us as a gesture of thanks.