Prayer

September 27, 2017

Praise the Lord for Dr. Itengré Ouedraogo’s

over 5 ½ years of dedicated service to Danja as a resident fistula surgeon. Well over a 1000 women have benefitted from his surgical skills at DFC. May the Lord bless him and his family as they begin a new work in their homeland of Burkina Faso providing care for women suffering from fistula.

Praise the Lord for our first visiting surgical team of Dr. Andrew Norman and his wife Judy, Dr. Holly Richter and Dr. Joe Malek. The team was able to provide surgical repair for 14 women. Their visit coincided with the celebration of Tabaski which allowed them the opportunity to see the rams roasting over open fires all over Maradi. The team faced the challenge of a 36 hour power cut and a 16 hour water cut during their time at Danja. The lack of water prevented them from performing surgery one day as they needed water to scrub for surgery and wash their instruments. Everyone rejoiced when power was restored and water flowed.

Praise the Lord for the reusable waterproof pads that nurse Judy Norman made and brought for the DFC women who are not able to be repaired and who remain incontinent. The gift of these pads are tangible evidence of the compassionate care that women receive at DFC.

Despite great effort on the part of local technicians, the generator has not been functioning since early August, pray that the expensive piece recommended by the service technicians in Florida will arrive safely in October with a missionary traveler and that the generator will be put back into working order.

Praise for the return of our Physical Therapist, Michelle Pieké. Shortly after her arrival she was pleased to have the opportunity to assess the new patients along with the visiting surgeons in order to best plan and provide for their needs for therapy.


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July 26, 2017

We praise God that Dr. Itengre was able to extend his stay until August. Nevertheless...

      1) Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo, his wife Rasmata and their four children will be moving back to Burkina Faso at the end of August. Pray that many patients needing surgery will come in the weeks before his departure.

           

     2) Physical Therapist, Michelle Pieke  has completed her French studies and will be returning to serve as a physical therapist at both CSL and DFC in late August. Pray for her final preparations before leaving Canada and for a smooth re-adjustment back to life in Niger.

           

     3) Pray for the visiting team of Dr. Andy Norman his wife Judy, Dr. Holly Richter and Dr. Joe Malek who will be arriving in late August to provide surgical care for women at DFC. Pray that their time at DFC would bring healing to many and be an encouragement to them as they see lives impacted by their service. 

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Pray for divine appointments for DFC director, Steve Brown as he attends the Global Workers Health Conference in Louisville, KY and shares the need for workers at Danja Fistula Center.

Pray for the Lord to call a urologist or Ob/gyn surgeon to serve as the fistula surgeon at the Danja Fistula Center. Our current surgeon is returning to Burkina Faso in early January to meet the needs of women with obstetric fistula there. We, and The Worldwide Fistula Fund, will be arranging short-term surgeons to help cover the center in 2017. Long term we need to find a surgeon who can take up the work of Chief Medical Officer and resident fistula surgeon. The ideal person would be someone with a heart for helping renew the lives of these women and who would fit well with the workload of about 200 surgeries a year. This need could be met with half-time presence, but we need a resident surgeon to assure the stability of the care. The DFC surgeon would be able to handle all the fistula surgeries and still have ample time with family or to give a substantial amount of time to evangelism.

Pray for the visit of Dr. Frank Asiimwe that many women will be blessed by his expertise during his week at Danja.

- Pray for large numbers of women to come for surgery in these last four months before Dr. Itengre moves back to Burkina Faso. Pray for a steady stream of new patients. 

- Pray for the handful of women who are unable to be healed despite multiple surgeries. Pray against discouragement and despair but moreover that through experiencing the love of Christ at DFC, they might come to a saving knowledge of Him. 

- Praise for the relationships built with the women during the reintegration program as they learn new handicraft skills and participate in the trauma healing program.