Walking sticks left behind by blind people who now SEE.
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This 25 minute video is of the Bongolo Hospital. It was done by Jack Barry.
Beyond the Mist
Dr. Thompson Interview
This 45 minute video shows the missionary ministry of Don and Dorothy Fairley, missionaries to Gabon Africa in the 1930s. This video was produced from film Don Fairley shot in the 1930s and is in black and white.
(Jack Barry Audio & Visual Productions)
"Confronting AIDS" - Podcast by Dr. David Thompson - May 2007
"God is on the move in Gabon" - Article by Carolyn Thorson - Feb 2006
"Melting Away" - Article by Dr. David Thompson - March 2007
"La Maladie" - Article by Dr. Karen Stel Coulibaly - March 2007
"Binta's Miracle" - Article by Dr. Deborah Walker - December 2007
Dr. MBONGO MANGONDO Alain
Dr Mbongo Alain is from the DR Congo and in 2004 completed his Doctorate in Medicine (MD) in from the University of Kinshasa. He then worked for one year at an Ambulatory AIDS/HIV Clinic in Kinshasa DRC.
In September 2006 Dr. Mbongo was hired by the Bongolo Hospital to help open its proposed AIDS/HIV Ambulatory Clinic. Dr. "Alain" has been mostly seeing hospitalized patients but soon will have a clinic building to work out of.
A construction team is coming in October to finish up this building. See Visitors page.
Praise the Lord. Bongolo Hospital now has the anti-retroviral medicines necessary to treat pregnant women who are HIV positive and also their newborn babies.
Drs Wayne SPRONK and MBONGO Alain
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"Project Heart Send" is a program for children with congenital heart diseases. It aims to send these children to a hospital where they can receive heart surgery, something that can not happen in Gabon.
Binta now comes to Bongolo Hospital for regular checkups. She is doing GREAT. The only medicine she needs is malaria prophylaxis.
Read her story in an Alliance Life Magazine article called, "Binta's Miracle" This article was written by Pediatrician Dr. Deborah Walker
Thanks to all who gave towards transportation to the U.S. for Binta and her mother and who prayed for Binta while she was hospitalized.
If you would like to GIVE to "Project Heart Send" so that other children get the same opportunity as Binta for open heart surgery click HERE.
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"Pray for the Straws as they move to Libreville Gabon in August 2008.
Pray that housing be found for them to rent.
Pray for their transition to life and culture in Gabon.
Pray for them as they home school their three children.
Pray that the Lord would show them exactly which plane to purchase for use in Gabon.
5k RUN/WALK TO FIGHT AIDS in AFRICA
Praise the Lord about $14,000 was raised for the Bongolo Hospital AIDS building project through a 5K RUN/WALK. Thanks to all those who participated in organizing and/or participating in this RACE. Thanks to those who supported the runners.
For an UPDATE of the race that took place at the Rochester (New York) Institute of Technology on Saturday, October 20, 2007 click: HERE.
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DENTAL CLINIC
Bongolo Hospital has a Dental Clinic run by Michel and Prosper, nurses trained as Dental assistants. They examen, clean, repair and pull teeth. They also make dental prosthesis.
PROSPER EXAMINING A PATIENT.
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