Richmond mother hospitalized in Africa. Her family is trying to bring her home.

RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond woman who traveled to Kenya on a mission trip to help orphaned children is now hospitalized there after a serious medical emergency. Now her family is racing to raise roughly $250,000 to bring her home.

Ayla Garcia, 36, traveled to Kenya on June 30 with members of Overflow Christian Church to support Zion Family, a children’s home for boys and girls orphaned and cared for through the church’s sponsorship.

During the trip, Garcia contracted salmonella after consuming contaminated ice, according to her family…

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