Category Archives: Medical Clinic

Medical Clinic, Ministry

Hilary from Tenwek

Rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn, is the scripture in Romans 12 that came to my mnd this morning.

We started today on a devotion in Luke 9:48 Your care for others is the measure of  your greatness.

 The Lord wants us to care about our neighbors (any other human being besides ourselves) to love one another. 

After devotions I walked over to the medical clinic and was interviewing a wonderful young man named Hilary from Kenya who was sent by Tenwek Hospital to help fill in the void with Doctor Tom being on a well deserved furlough.

Hilary was raised in a christian home that worked hard to raise their children up in the Lord. They also instilled in them a desire to work hard and get an education. Hilary’s brother is a doctor at Tenwek Hospital  that studied in India.

I watched him today at a very busy day at the medical Clinic treat many patients mostly young children with severe malaria.

A boy who had drank poison yesterday that Hilary treated was on his heart this morning, he went to see him this  uncertain how he d and to his surprise the boy was able to play and laugh today. Thank you Lord.    

 

A woman came in to give birth this morning and her baby had a suspected lung disorder.  All the staff rallied and did their best but she she was unable to breathe on her own.

Blessed by  those who tireless serve Him.

In His Love,

Dena

Kuj Family, Medical Clinic, Ministry

Matoch’s Surgery by Sabet Kuj

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!  Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems our life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.  Psalm 103:1-5

For those following the story of Matoch and praying for him, I would like to share with you that he has been to surgery this morning and it was a successful operation, taking place Kijabe Missions Hospital.

Matoch is a very brave boy and I admire that in him.  Yesterday, as the lab technician took some blood from his arm in preparation for surgery I notice how he didn’t even flinch or cry!  Sometimes I feel that he is much older than his 8 years.  He has been through so much and is so brave!

We had a nice morning on Sunday by going to church as a family with Matoch, attending the early service so we have  enough time to get to Kijabe later in the day, about a 90 minute drive from Nairobi.  After church Suzy prepared for us a delicious lunch.  Matoch is a good kid, very respectful and polite.  Even without any English he still managed to say “thanks Mum”, copying our kids and smiling.   It was a special time for Matoch with our family.

Jed and Suzy praying for Matoch

Suzy and I are so blessed to hear our children pray for Matoch before I drove him to the hospital.  The following day Jedidiah really touch my heart when he prayed out of blue for Matoch asking God to heal him and let him have a successful surgery.

I’m so glad Matoch is in the final phase of recovery from numerous surgeries and on his way to complete healing physically, mentally and spiritually.  Only our Lord Jesus can take away the unseen scars left on this child’s life.  His night terrors have already stopped and we are glad he was not in Tonj during the recent cattle raids that might have stirred some unplesant memories and caused more trauma.

Thank you for praying with us for Matoch and helping him to see the love of God. I believe with all my heart he will be an amazing witness of God’s love to the Dinka people in Tonj.

Kuj Family, Medical Clinic, Ministry

Miracle at Tenwek

“Let us not grow weary in doing good for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” Galatians 6:9

Our first week in Nairobi our family got to visit Tenwek Mission Hospital, about 3 1/2 hour drive from Nairobi.  It is run by World Gospel Mission and offers care to thousands of Kipsigis people from more than 50 years.  Suzy read a book called “Miracle at Tenwek” which is the life story of the first misssionary doctor called Ernie Steury and his wife Sue and how they began their mission work in this simple rural hospital that is now a thriving medical facility with many doctors!  The details of those early years and the challenges they faced in such a remote location are a great inspiration to us as we also face similar issues today in our rural clinic in Sudan.  Visiting Tenwek after reading the book just made everything more real and more amazing at how God has faithfully carried this mission for so many years.

We got to share our work and needs with the Community Health Program and Sabet shared at the doctors devotion.  It was emotional to see so many white coats in one room knowing Dr. Steury was the only doctor for so many years and prayed for just that. 

Sabet and Suzy sharing with community health workers

  

Kuj Family at Tenwek Community Health Program

 Suzy was able to get her eyes examined by the Tenwek Hospital Eye Team.  Please pray for them as they plan a trip to Tonj in September to perform cataract surgeries.  This will be the first time we have hosted a medical team of this caliber.

Suzy with Tenwek missionary eye surgeon Dr. Cropsey
Sabet sharing devotions with the Tenwek doctors

 

Medical Clinic, Mission Trips

Toothbrushes for IDAT Clinic

The AID Sudan team did a community health outreach to our clinic patients waiting to see the doctor.  Kerrie Snow gave a talk on dental hygiene and passed out toothbrushes as she explained how to use them.  The patients were very happy to receive the toothbrushes as most of them use sticks to clean their teeth.

Medical Clinic

Maloney Outreach!

For the past one year we have been taking our medical clinic on the road to a remote village 40 minutes drive away called Maloney.  Every Thursday we pack up our car with everything we need and split out medical staff in half, sometimes borrowing from our compound staff to translate and help out.  It is always a blessing to have a team that can lighten that load, so this week the AID Sudan team helped us out.  In one year we have gone from seeing 25 patients to over 100 every week.  Now the rains are setting in we ask for prayer as it really is a difficult place to reach when the footpath is muddy.  Last year we got stuck so badly we ended up moving the clinic closer to the road.

Drive from Maloney