Interserve Partner dies
We are sad to inform you that Ursula Schmidt, an Interserve Partner at Tank Hospital in Pakistan, died suddenly last week. She had had a stomach upset for a few days but became unwell on Tuesday morning. She had tests and was diagnosed with malaria and sent home where she had various visitors and calls enquiring after her welfare. A colleague last saw her about 6.30 when Ursula was downloading emails and playing solitaire on her computer. When a friend took over some plain rice around 8.30 she was dead in bed.
The funeral took place on Wednesday 12th and a large number of people from the local community were there as well as all the staff of the hospital and many others.
There have been many expressions of loss and sympathy from all over, eg one of the suppliers to the hospital wants to donate to all the staff. There have been items in several papers and on the Pashto service of Voice of America. The list just goes on. Poignantly today, Ulla and a co-worker were due to receive an award from the president (The President’s Award for Pride of Performance) having been nominated by the local Superintendent of Police.
Ulla is survived by her mother, sister and brother. Please pray for them and for the Interserve team in Pakistan who are grieving the loss of our dear friend and colleague.