June Prayer Update

Thank you for praying for the opening day of the Clinic.  It went relatively smoothly.  The Minister of Health arrived 5 hours EARLY!!   (When does anything in Africa ever happen early?!)  Her visit was a bit hectic, but went well.  She was very impressed with the clinic and would like to use some aspects of it as a model for other clinics in Guinea.  While we still do not have paperwork in hand, we were very encouraged that it will be forthcoming.

 

June was an incredibly busy month at Hope.   We hosted 5 teams – all doing something different.   They were wonderful, and we are so thankful for what was accomplished.   Thank you for praying for them and for us during the month.  See attached pictures of some of the teams at work.    Here is a short list of what was accomplished:

 

• Dan Christenson:  completed wiring in the clinic, shop and most of the duplex, plus hooked up the pump.
• Anco and Ewien:  Improved our solar system, set us up to broadcast the internet to the various sites, plus helping with various computer/software problems.
• Robin Dirks:  set us up on bookkeeping, helped us organize filing, and did some bookkeeping training.   The rest of his team helped out with many small maintenance projects.
• Dr. Larry Verhage helped the nurses through the first two weeks of clinic.   Thanks to him they are much more confident.
• John Lundeen trained a lab tech – even extending his stay an extra week to make sure we were prepare
• German Baptist Cabinet Team:   built beautiful cupboards for one side of duplex and left the plans for the other side.

 

Praise the Lord for providing abundant water!   We were initially told that the well we had dug in May would not be adequate, then it was tested and we were told that it would be adequate at least for the next few years.  However, when the pipes were installed, it became evident that it was not going to provide the amounts of water we will need.   The company agreed to dig a new well for minimal charge.   Praise the Lord that we have much more water and that it tested very clean.

 

We just returned from Conakry and taking the last of the teams to the airport, followed by a few days vacation as a family.  We returned to N’zao on Friday and Saturday.  The trip took 17 hours as we were pulling a trailer.   We praise the Lord for protecting us along the way.  The trip reminded us of a specific need that we would like to bring to your attention.  That is the need to replace our vehicle.  Our current vehicle is 9 years old and it getting tired and worn out.  It has been telling us this for the past year as we have had several mechanical problems which easily could have caused severe accidents had they happened on paved roads.   While it was adequate for Mamou and the relatively short trips to Conakry, it is not going to hold out long term here in N’zao.  A round trip to Conakry is 1800 kilometers (1100 miles).    Because Katie and Matthew are now in boarding school, we will be making this trip about every two months – either taking them to school, picking them up from school or going to visit them at school.    We will also be transporting many short term teams in the years ahead.  We would like to purchase a vehicle which will hold up long term on the roads, but also be a little bit comfortable, and have enough seats to accommodate teams.    Please be praying for this need.

 

Please visit us at:  http://www.hopeguinea.org

 

Here are some ways to pray for us in July:

 

SUNDAY:   Pray for Jon, Moise, Nowei and Se as they share the gospel with patients each day.   Pray that God will open the eyes of the patients and that they will be receptive to the truth of His word. 

 

MONDAY:  Pray for a short term lab tech to come help us for the next 3 months.  Jon Erickson is filling in at the moment, but has many other things that need his attention.

 

TUESDAY:  Pray for Sandy and Sharon as treat patients each day.  Most people will not pay for medical help until they are desperate, so the patients they see are often critically ill.   Pray for clear understanding between the nurses, translators and patients, and for discernment to make the correct diagnosis.  They see a wide variety of patients.   This past month they have seen a wide variety of  patients including one  whose liver was not functioning, one with a leg that looked liked elephantitis, someone who needed a blood transfusion, and a girl who is demon possessed. 

 

WEDNESDAY:  We now have two cleft palate babies:  Samuel and Abubacar.   Both of them have surgery dates on the Mercy Ship.   Samuel is taking formula and growing.  However, Abubacar is really struggling.   At one month old, he weighs less than 4 pounds.   Pray for their families as taking care of babies with special needs out here is very labor intensive and they do not get much emotional support from friends and family.

 

THURSDAY:  Thank you for praying for the teams during June.  It was a hectic month, but we are praising the Lord for all that was accomplished by the teams.   Praise the Lord for safety in the many miles of travel, protection while working, and for good health.   While all the baggage did not arrive on time, it did arrive eventually, and did not slow down the progress of the work. 

 

FRIDAY:  We are thrilled to have Katie and Matthew home.   The summer is flying by way to fast.   Pray that God will give us special times as a family, and help us to prepare Katie and Matthew for their next year at Dakar Academy.  

 

 SATURDAY:  The duplex was not ready for the building team.  However, this was of the Lord as they were able to build off site.   Since the team was not able to install the cabinets, they had more time to build and were able to complete the cabinets for one entire side of the duplex.    Continue to pray that work will progress on the duplex.

 

•We are continuing to work on our prayer update address list.  If you are getting this twice, or would prefer not to be receiving it, or know of someone else that would like to receive it, please let us know. 

 

•If you would like to contribute to a vehicle, please send your donations to CAMA Services, PO Box 3500, Colorado Springs, CO 80935-3500.   Please mark your donation: CAMA STEPHEN ALBRIGHT VEHICLE SPECIAL

 

•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.

       

 

 

 

Explaining the Blog

Welcome to the Albright blog! It's here to show our supporters, friends, and family a little slice of life around here. It's just getting started, but hopefully it will soon have pictures and lots of posts to keep you guys updated. To explain the link (http:://hopeclink.blogspot.com): Our youngest daughter Hannah, cannot pronounce "clinic" correctly, and you can guess what she says instead. :-)

We are working at Hope Clinic which is in N'Zao, Guinea.