This precious smiling face is Atonenent. She came to the dock side with open wounds on her face. It was a mystery as to what could be causing the skin on her beautiful face to be slowly destroyed. One of the doctors who came diagnosed it:
Leishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's Bug
It is commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The troops who return from Iraq have returned with Leishmaniasis.

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by a protozoan that initially lives in the sand fly and is transmitted to people through sand fly bites. The organism develops and multiplies in the gut of the fly and is introduced into the bloodstream of humans after a bite. It can cause a skin infection or a more serious systemic infection. The skin infection, which consists of sores, develops weeks or months after a sand fly bite.
~When Atonenent came to the ship she was quite withdrawn however now after several weeks of treatment she is opening up and playing we are finding out she has a real strong personality.
The treatment for Leishmaniasis is a strong intra-venous drug. Atonenent has endured a lot of needles and discomfort. However praise the Lord that the medicine arrived and she is repsonding to it. We can notice an improvement each day. One of the crew members visited her village and said the villagers did not believe that there was any chance that Atonenet could be healed! He is really excited to bring Atonenent back to the village and show the 'miracle' performed. ~