Who believes in a nine-year-old's dreams? As a child, Vita dreamed of joining a convent and going to Africa to help poor people. She did just that, becoming a registered nurse and a midwife, and then traveling to the remote village of Lawra in the upper Northwest Territories of rural Ghana in West Africa. There she managed a small village health center for ten years. This is her story of dealing with tribal customs, lack of resources, and her recurring bouts of malaria.