August Prayer Update

Hello from the rain forest of Guinea . . . where we are in the middle of rainy season.    Practically speaking, this means that:

 

• If you wash your hair at 7 am, it might still be damp at 5 pm
• Clothes take an average of 3 days to dry, even if you take them in and out of the rain 4 times each day
• Shoes, Bible covers, and anything else made of leather can and does mold
• You take your umbrella with you everywhere you go.   Even if you are only going for 15 minutes and the sun is shining when you leave.
• Mud, mud, everywhere.   I thought the market was a mess in the “dry” season.   It’s about ten times worse now.

 

We leave to take Katie and Matthew back to school August 11^th.   We are taking Sandy and Sharon with us to show them a bit of the country, and will spend 2 days in Dalaba on our way to Conakry.   Once we return, we would like to get moved and settled in our permanent house.   Starting in September, we will have quite a bit of new personnel arriving for the clinic.  We are hoping to be settled in by then so that we can help get everyone else settled.

 

Katie has put together a family web site.   We’d love to have you visit us at http://www.hopeclink.blogspot.com.    The name comes from Hannah, who always says that “Daddy is at the ‘clink’”.   You can also learn more about the clinic at http://www.hopeguinea.org.

 

Here are some ways to pray for us in August:

 

SUNDAY:   Praise the Lord for the seven who prayed with Nowei last week.   Pray that the seeds that were planted will sprout, and they will grow in their faith.   Continue to pray for wisdom and discernment for our nurses.   They see many difficult cases each day.   Last week two of our patients died:  one from liver failure and one who was referred to the hospital in town for surgery.  She died because she needed blood during surgery and it was not available.  

 

MONDAY:   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.

 

TUESDAY:   We are so thrilled with the personnel God has provided:  Dr. Bob and Elaine Greene will be arriving sometime in October as a short term doctor.    Bob is an orthopedic surgeon. Robert (surgical RN) and Tracey (expanded duties dental hygienist) Vaughan arrive October 1^st.   Dr. Drew and Lindsay Hall – our long term doctor – leave for language study in France August 26^th.    Pray for Greenes and Halls as they pack up in the US and say good-byes.  Pray that Halls visas for France will arrive soon.   Pray for Vaughans as they are gaining some practical experience at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon before they join us. 

 

WEDNESDAY:   Jairus and Adeline Bohimbo are joining us as tent making missionaries sent by the Gabonese church.  They will be coming with their 4 teenage children.  Both come from unbelieving families, and they have already faced much opposition from their families.  Pray that God will provide the finances necessary for their move and smooth out the many details.  They would like to arrive in time for their children to begin school in October.

 

THURSDAY:  As mentioned above, Katie and Matt are returning to Dakar August 14.   Both have new dorm parents this year.   Pray for a smooth adjustment, and for God’s hedge of protection around them.  Pray for a godly mentor for each one.

 

FRIDAY:  Pray that God will ground our team in love and unity.   While we are thrilled with all the staff joining us, we know that often growing pains accompanies growth.  Pray God’s protection against any seed of division.

 

 SATURDAY:  We are beginning to work out our schedule of visiting teams for the next year.  Pray for wisdom for the many details involved, and that God would guide the teams here that we need.

 

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