At the clinic gate, a 7-year-old collapsed, crying, “Mommy has been sleeping for three days, please save them.” The doctor rushed to help the newborn twins, but as he lifted them, his hands shook. Underneath the babies was a handwritten note from the mother that made the doctor freeze in terror…

Then, I looked at the corner of the room. Leaning against the rotting wall was the rusted wheelbarrow we used for hauling firewood. It had a single, warped rubber tire and handles that splintered to the touch.

I dragged a galvanized metal washbasin from the corner, hoisted it into the bed of the wheelbarrow, and lined it with the only relatively clean continue reading …