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February 2012 Newsletter

Surgeries for Tonj!

Dr. Stick with the Kujs and Losees
Hannah, Suzy, Sabet, Nancy Losee, Agum, Joe Losee, Jed, Dr. Stick

What joy to have a General Surgeon with us in Tonj. Dr. Stick arrived mid-January from USA and will be with us for three months. He is greatly needed in so many ways but as this is a new area of medical care for us as well as the community we are taking things slowly. The main focus for surgeries will be hernias and people are coming for miles to book an appointment with him. Dr. Stick arrived with much needed skills in this remote place that has little technology to offer him yet he just has a heart to serve the Lord. He is a pleasure to meet, a blessing to be around, humble and open to what the Lord wants to do through him. We can testify and relate to his passion for missions and for the work God has put in his heart, using his professional skill to share Jesus’ love with those who are the least privileged in this world. We are excited to report the testimonies back to you all over the next few months. So far he has managed 10 surgeries with 100% success. As the patients are ministered to, pray they would understand God’s love, grace and forgiveness. We are very happy to see the hope in people who have been restored and the future in their eyes now looks brighter. The town is at ease more than ever because of these surgeries. And so are we, as we have the realhope and now the opportunity to present it to these patients knowing it will bring long-lasting change and make a real difference in their lives if they choose Jesus as their Savior.

Dr. Stick and the IDAT Medical Team in Surgery
Dr. Stick and IDAT medical team performing a hernia surgery

As with the cataract surgeries in September we have partnered with the government hospital which is not being used to its full capabilities and we are using their operating room to perform the surgeries. We have added some local staff to help with translation and other minor duties that will hopefully help free up our regular medical team who are being stretched to help cover the afternoon surgeries as well as our normal clinic program and outreaches. We ask you to pray for them over this next few months as their workload is heavier than normal. It is our biggest challenge not being able to find medically trained Sudanese staff and the cost of bringing sufficient Kenyan medical staff, flying them in and out and providing accommodation and board is very high. Pray for Sudanese that were displaced during the war to return to their home country. Many were able to train and acquire medical skills overseas. We are praying for medically trained Sudanese to return to their home as missionaries.

“The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, And the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.” – Isaiah 29:19

Aid Sudan!

Aid Sudan is a Christian ministry that is partnering with In Deed and Truth to bring a radio ministry to our area. This month they began work on erecting the tower on our compound. Their vision is to plant radio towers across Southern Sudan to broadcast the gospel message in local dialogs. We are very excited for this opportunity to have the Message of Hope aired through a satellite feed in local dialogues of Dinka, Jurchol and Bongo. We are estimating more than 45,000 people will be able to hear and listen throughout 3 different states, Warrap, Lake and Western Bahr El Ghazal. It will also be a great tool to bring health and hygiene awareness and education.

Prayer Requests

  • For our staff and missionaries as they serve the Lord selflessly. That in the midst of the busyness they can enter into HIS presence and experience the peace of the Lord.
  • For the Losee’s as they continue to teach the pastors in the final year of school.
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Baby needs prayer

Yesterday in the evening a certain lady brought her child to our clinic. Malek Malok one month and a half was left in the house when a goat came in and stepped at the right side of his head. The temporal bone depressed or sucked  inside but the baby was breastfeeding well and no prior loss of consciousness when he was brought to the clinic. When the temporal bone is depressed (pressed  in)it  can cause pressure in the brain and cause neurological dysfunction, thus causing bleeding. The Doctor said it was a miracle for that child to be alive. We prayed together with the mother and she said that she has a reason to praise God for her child being alive.

Please pray for this child because there is a possibility for him to have a deformity. Operating on the child also is risking. The best thing we can do is to put him in the hands of God and to trust Him for His mighty work upon that baby’s head.

Medical Clinic

Praise Report on the Accident

We thank God and also you for praying with us regarding the accident in Tonj which happened on Sunday 12th February. The survivors who were rushed to Wau Hospital in critical condition are feeling much better now. They are also happy and together with their families they thank God and also In Deed and Truth Ministries for taking them to Wau with the ambulance and for buying the medicines for them.

Please pray for Nyok Deng Mayiik who was one of the patients in that accident and was taken to Wau. We have not succeeded in reaching his relatives. Awad our compound guard took some clothes to him and also bought medicines for him and he is very thankful to God and our Ministry.

A certain man heard about the accident on Sunday night and he was told his son died in the accident. He came to our clinic to take the body to his home but he was astonished to find his son alive. Bilal Amac was doing okay and was regaining enough strength so that he could even speak. His father danced for joy and all who were there in the clinic were excited and rejoiced with him. He asked our doctors to help him to transfer his son to the Wau hospital.

“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend your works to another, they will tell of your mighty acts.” – Psalms 145:3-4

Ministry

Radio Tower in Tonj

Base of Radio Tower in Tonj

Aid Sudan an organization with a large focus on health education and evangelism came to visit us last year to discuss the possibility of building a radio tower on the compound.

The tower would broadcast the gospel and public health messages to small hand-held radios that would be distributed within the community.

Two weeks ago, the first part of the tower was dug. Yes, dug.

Two engineers, loaned out from a German NGO named Diguna, came to plan out the project and lay the foundation.

It took them longer than expected to dig the necessary holes but eventually they finished. They re-enforced them with rebar, then poured the concrete.

Now I’m told it must settle for three weeks before the tower can be erected. It’s an exciting project, with a potential for much fruit. I can’t wait to see what God does with it

We know God is the One who started this good work and He will help us to accomplish it, so it doesn’t matter how much the enemy will try to discourage us.

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  – Philippians 1:6

God bless you all for your support and for praying for this project.

Getting ready to pour the footings for the Radio Tower

Medical Clinic

Urgent Prayer Request for Victims of 2nd Car Accident This Week in Tonj

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Holy Spirit we invite you to come and intercede on our behalf and stir hearts to pray for our clinic staff, survivors and families of those who died.

Another car accident. This time head on at high speed with two full land cruisers. Both drivers were killed intantly along with 14 others just 20 minutes from Tonj town. The survivors, 11 men, 2 women and one 3 year old boy were critically injured and brought to our clinic, the only open medical facility with professional medical staff within 100 miles. One man and the child died while being treated by our staff.

The In Deed and Truth ambulance went to the scene of the accident three times bringing victims to our clinic for assessment and treatment. It is now on it’s way to Wau hospital but will need to make 2 more trips or maybe three with those that we can not help. Pray for the driver and it’s 70 miles one way and three hours on a dirt road. The injuries are so severe we are not sure even Wau hospital will be able to assist them. It is overwhelming, please pray.

“Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

One family of six traveling together lost four people. It is so sad. These frequent deadly collisions are too common and we ask you to intercede. Sabet has spoken with the commissioner and they plan to meet and address the need for some controls on the road. Pray for wisdom and favor as our tiny rural clinic can not cope with these large medical emergencies.

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