Each morning this week on the ward rounds we have seen small improvements but humanly speaking I know we are all still worried about plans for their follow up care and healing after we are no longer able to care for them. It has become apparent that the logistical plans are difficult with trying to find an appropriate place for them to stay in Lome so a German physician, who moved here a number of years ago with her husband to run the 'Seamans Mission' opposite the port and who has been involved with serving on board over the past 4 months, has offered to run a free outpatient service for those who still need it from her home.
We are also experiencing problems in trying to provide the needed nursing and medical care for them as the services we have been providing on ship are simply not available, or are at too high a price when we leave.We have got some contacts in maxillo facial surgeons who are Togolese nationals and with whom we have been working so please pray for them as they seek to take control of these patients when we have left.
We also found out this morning that some of the patients from the northern parts do not know how to get home as they were driven here and had never previously left their villages or communities; this is posing a different kind of conundrum as we attempt to find links to navigate rural Togo!
The patients in need of particular prayer are little Maurice (below)
Esther (in the middle of the picture)
Chara
Please pray for their healing and that God would have his hand over them as they leave here and that their fears and worries would be stilled. Thank God that he is sovereign and praise to Him who is able to do abundantly more than we could ever hope or imagine (Ephesians 3 v 20-22)
Thank you all, really appreciate your prayers
No comments:
Post a Comment