Maybe Not

This week we met Dr. Yaroup Ajlouni, the president and founder of JHAS (Jordan Health Aid Society).  JHAS is a non-profit organization that provides health services in the refugee camps and in poor areas of Jordan.  In an earlier conversation with the field officer for JHAS in Irbid we heard about their mobile health unit that travels around and provides medical services in remote areas.  The concept was interesting to us and we thought there might be a possibility of partnering with them and providing an additional mobile unit.

Dr. Yaroup is a very personable, intelligent humanitarian.  We were so impressed to learn about his philosophy of staying away from politics and servicing all religions.  He feels that Jews, Muslims and Christians can work together and their organization is an ambassador for keeping peace.  They realize that most families just want education, food and jobs.  He remarked, "I will die one day and when I face God, I can say that I treated all people the same."

In our conversation we expressed an interest in his mobile health van, but he explained that the unit is not a van, but health care professionals traveling by car to specific health clinics.  We didn't know that a mobile health van is illegal here.  So much for that "great idea."  We left the meeting with a promise to keep in contact, but felt that there wasn't anything we could do together at the present time.  We try to listen to the Spirit, and today we heard a definite, "maybe not."  That's okay--we're not discouraged.