Donato

God Answers Our Prayers

We have the most amazing prayer chain, thank you for your prayers for Donato.  Here’s how the Lord has been answering them so far….Tuesday we got in the car to drive to the airstip still not knowing if Donato had a seat on the second flight.  As we started driving I got a text message that he was confirmed!!  50 of us held hands and circled him at the airstrip and prayed for continued favor with Kenyan immigration.  It brought tears to my eyes to look at him in this circle of protection, when a week before he was lying in a ditch and left for dead without a single person to help him..  Immigration in Lokichoggio were very kind and understanding, giving us a 3 month entry pass.  Donato traveled well but seemed disoriented at times.  He had no luggage and wore only ripped clothing and flip-flops to travel out of Sudan.  When we got to Nairobi it was cold compared to Sudan and I felt so bad for him but I also was not wearing a sweater so I covered him with my kanga.  Yesterday I talked to Dr. Bransford, an American missionary doctor at Bethany Kids in Kijabe, and he authorized our cat scan at MP Shah Hospital for today.  This alone has saved us money at it will cost only $70 as a Bethany Kids patient.  Dr. Bransford is an amazing doctor who helped us 8 years ago when we brought out a young man that had been attacked by a hyena.  Donato is very quiet and I’m sure the big city is overwhelming.  Yesterday we gave him some new clothes and it’s the first time we’ve seen him smile since the attack.  Please continue to pray for all the examinations, that any underlying problems would be revealed.  We’ll keep you posted.  

Donato

Update on Donato

The family has agreed and today we are flying him to Nairobi.  His family wanted to send one person to travel with him but the high cost of getting in and out of Sudan has made this not possible.   So Sabet and I will be solely responsible for him in Nairobi, accommodation and care as he goes back and forth to hospital and all his medical needs.  We continue to need your prayers in the following areas:

 

  1. That we can secure him a connection flight from Loki (N. Kenya) to Nairobi as our charter flight only takes us half way.
  2. That in light of the circumstances, immigration in Kenya would allow us entry as Donato has no passport.
  3. For guidance to the right hospital and doctors to give proper investigation into the depth of the skull fracture.
  4. For Donato, who has never left the ‘bush’ and will now face many challenges as he endures the busy city of Nairobi.
  5. Pray the injuries to his head would not have any long term effects or damage.
  6. Pray for our safety, Nairobi can be a dangerous place and I don’t think Donato could take further incidents of harm to him.
  7. Pray for our time over Christmas as we care for him.
  8. We have no idea of the cost (though medical costs are substantially cheaper than USA) but would appreciate any financial assistance to get this boy the medical help and care he needs.
  9. We’re hoping he can be ready to travel back to Tonj on January 6th with our doctor, John Paul.
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Donato

Today a 12 year old boy called Donato was brought to our clinic with severe head wounds.  He was attacked 2 days ago while cycling to the market to sell his mothers groundnuts so he could pay for his school fees.  A man attacked him from behind with a machete as he passed him on the road.  The boy was left for dead, spending a night in a ditch but managed to crawl out and lie on the road and wait for help.  When he got to us, he had 2 large cuts exposing his skull and Dr. John-Paul said the skull is cracked.  We stitched the wounds and bandaged his head.  He is very weak and sedated.  Please pray the man responsible would be caught.  We’d like to take Donato to Nairobi for a CT scan but we’re not sure the family will agree.  Pray for wisdom for us as we procede with this case.  Thank God for the new ‘temporary’ clinic rooms we built, as this boy is able to stay with us and be monitered. 

Mission Trips

Mike & Wayne’s Trip!

Mike Yordt and Wayne Gordon helped with some electrical work in the compound.  We felt several spiritual attacks as the week progressed.  Firstly with unavailable parts to fix some plumbing, it still didn’t happen after 3 trips to Wau.  But we were able to get the DTC painted.

 

We drove out to Tom Tok to do an outreach to the children.  We played games and gave them small toys and crayons.

 

When we tried to do a Jesus film showing the generator wouldn’t work.  But Wayne and Mike both got a chance to teach at our Men’s fellowship.  And while they were teaching, twin girls were born in our medical clinic.

 

We did an outreach to the lepers colony where we distributed shoes.

 

 

Medical Clinic

A Temporary Solution!

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LindaOne of the most difficult things coming back was seeing our clinic struggling to operate in such tiny quarters.  We are of course raising funds for a new building and hopefully we will get the remaining funds soon so we can begin construction.  So as a tempoarary solution we have taken one of the three discipleship training buildings and converted it into a 4 room clinic, using plastic tarp for partitions.  It looks so nice and has really helped us to get through 150 patients a day with proper care and love, taking time with each one.  Our medical staff are amazing and we feel blessed to have each one of them.  As we grow we continue to pray for the right staff, good quality medicine and provision from the Lord.  The clinic outreach continues to be a tool to bring many to Jesus every day through the simple story of the wordless book.

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