Dr. Kent Brantly With his wife Amber Brantly
Dr. Kent Brantly, a missionary who was working in Liberia with Ebola victims is reported to be doing well and expected to be released from hospital after receiving treatment for the virus.
"Dr. Kent Brantly is doing very well and hopes to be released sometime in the near future," a statement from Samaritan's Purse read. The staff at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia "are taking extremely great care of him."
Dr. Brantly was infected with the Ebola cvirus while working in Liberia as a missionary. His companion, Nancy Writebol also became infected with the virus. The two were brought back into the United States for treatment. They were given an experimental vaccine which yielded positive results. The ideal scenario will be for the experimental frug to be made available to the increasing Ebola victims in Africa.
Both Brantly and Writebol expressed they tried to hold onto their faith and never have they regretted working with Ebola victims in Liberia. "I am growing stronger every day, and I thank God for His mercy as I have wrestled with this terrible disease," Brantly wrote in a letterfrom his hospital room. "One thing I have learned is that following God often leads to unexpected places. My wife Amber and I, along with our two children, did not move to Liberia for the specific purpose of fighting Ebola. We went to Liberia because we believe God called us to serve Him at ELWA Hospital."
The hospital did not give an exact date as to when Dr. Brantly and Writebol will be allowed to leave the hospital, but the missionaries requested that everyone continue to pray for their recovery and that their focus will not shift even in these new circumstances, which is to serve Him.
