September Prayer Update

Hello from Hope Clinic in N’zao.   The last couple weeks have been busy.   Katie and Matthew left for school August 15^th.   We returned home along with Jeff Amstutz, the CAMA Regional Medical Coordinator.  We were encouraged by his visit and he was able to give us many helpful suggestions.   Immediately following his visit, we began moving into our permanent home.   The house was not quite finished, so we have spent many hours varnishing and finishing up details in the midst of moving.   We are very happy to be one step closer to settled.  We are also thankful to be a bit closer to the clinic and Stephen’s office.

 

One of the highlights of being in N’zao has been getting to know Moise and Nowei, our Guinean colleagues.   We lived right next door to them until we moved last week.   They are both gifted people with a heart for the Lord and a deep desire to impact the Mano people for Jesus.   Moise is Stephen’s assistant administrator.  He does most of the shopping in town, hiring (and sometimes firing) employees, and a myriad of other details.   Nowei volunteers full time at the clinic teaching health lessons, doing evangelism and praying with patients.  Besides their work at the clinic, Moise is the Mano District church president.   He also runs a Christian school, supervises the translation project, and is heavily involved in the local church.   I am attaching Moise’s testimony to this letter.  It is a bit long, but worth reading.

 

Ramadan – the Muslim month of fasting – begins this week.  This year will be a bit different for us, as we are not living in a predominately Muslim setting.  However, the majority of the country will begin fasting.   Please remember to pray for the believers in Mamou, and all over the country.  That God would encourage and protect them, and allow them many opportunities to talk about the one true sacrifice.

 

Please visit us at our family blogspot:  http://www.hopeclink.blogspot.com.  We attempt to keep it current each week with a small section letting you know what we are doing each week and how you can pray.   We also try to highlight various patients and their progress.       You can also learn more about the clinic at http://www.hopeguinea.org.

 

Here are some ways to pray for us in September:

 

SUNDAY:   Pray for Moise and Nowei as they minister in so many ways each day.    Pray that God will give them wisdom for each situation that they encounter.  Pray for God’s hedge of protection around their family.  

 

MONDAY:  Pray for many opportunities to talk with our Muslim house helper this month.  Pray that God will begin to soften his heart and open his eyes to His truth.    Also pray that we will be able to get his wife and children moved down here in the near future.

 

TUESDAY:   Pray for Koh, one of our patients.   She looks about 9 months pregnant – unfortunately, she isn’t.  Rather, her abdomen is filled with fluid that her body cannot expel because her kidneys and liver are not functioning correctly.     Every couple days, the nurses stick a tube into her, and drain about 2 liters of fluid.  She seems to be responding to the medications she is on to some degree, but it would be great to see faster progress.  Pray that God will touch her body in a miraculous way.   Pray that she will understand how to take her medications correctly and be faithful in taking them.  Despite being quite critically ill, she is walking around each, helping to cook, with a smile on her face.  Above all, pray that she would accept Jesus.   

 

WEDNESDAY:   Continue to pray for the many details surrounding the arrival of Jairus and Adeline Bohimbo .  Pray for visas, tickets, and all the details involved in saying good-bye in Gabon.  Pray for preparations for their arrival here – including finding a house that will meet their needs and be situated near the school for their children

 

THURSDAY:  Pray for our family.  Pray for wisdom and strength for us as we minister here at Hope.  Pray that we will keep our focus on God despite the busy days and many distractions.  Pray for Katie and Matthew at school.  Pray that God will give them each Godly friends and mentors.  

 

FRIDAY:  Many of our team are in transition this month:   Please pray for each one:   Halls begin language study in France.   Vaughns are finishing up their time in Gabon and joining us in early October.  Dr. Bob and Elaine Greene will be arriving in mid-October.   Yeida Mamy (Moise and Nowei’s son) has completed his training (nursing and lab) in Gabon and will be arriving mid-September. Jordan Stull will be coming for 3 months to help out with building projects.  Pray that God will ground our team in love and unity

 

 SATURDAY:   Continue to pray that God will provide the necessary funds to complete the current projects at the clinic.   These include the duplex, and a wall around the property and some remaining debt on the well.    Please also pray with us regarding funds to replace our current vehicle.

 

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•Most CAMA Services funds are raised outside of the Great Commission Fund. Contributions toward the costs of keeping us on the field and gifts for the general support of CAMA Services are tax deductible and can be sent to: CAMA Services, PO Box 35000, Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500.