Karen Fitch

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

Karen Fitch
Bongolo Hospital
Lebamba, Gabon

September 15, 2009

Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for your prayers and your letters of encouragement during the past few weeks. God accomplished more than I could ever have imagined. Praise His name!

Normally our Field Forum is a highlight of our year. It’s a great time for all the missionaries to be with each other. We share what God has done during the year and how He has been speaking to us. We pray together and play together. We discuss areas of concern and perhaps strategy for the coming year. This year seemed much more complicated than usual. We had to change the date, then we had to change the venue, our speaker’s plane was canceled, and finally the controversial presidential elections were to take place just at the time we were planning to meet. Since we were changing our meeting place this year I expected lots of delays and glitches but I was pleasantly surprised. The meals were good, the accommodations were more than adequate, and we had some great opportunities to share our faith with the people at our hotel. We were asked to stay within the hotel compound for two days after the elections. There were no complaints and we found plenty of activities to enjoy together. God is so good!

We received God’s word through Pastor Ralph Trainer, a former Gabon missionary and Field Director. Yes, we found another plane to bring him to Libreville! It was evident that God gave him messages which touched each heart. The most amazing thing that God did, however, was that His Spirit worked in our hearts to knit us together in love. Everyone experienced a real freedom to express their struggles. And as God opened our hearts to each other we were quick to stand with our colleagues in prayer. It was a wonderful time. God protected us and He did more than we ever imagined.

The presidential elections here in Gabon were peaceful. In the days following the announcement of the results there was violence which was quickly controlled by the forces of law and order. We now wait for the inauguration of the new president, who is the former president’s son, and we pray for continued peace and further development for the good of the Gabonese people.

And guess what? I had a flat tire on the way home! But there was a whole team to help me change it.

As I write this we are in the midst of a review of our Gabon field strategy. Each of us has been encouraged to seek God for how He might want to use us in the future. What are God’s priorities for the future? This is the second time we have evaluated and sought the Lord for His direction regarding decisions in personnel, finances, and overall strategy. Continue to pray that we would know God’s heart for this country and other parts of Africa that we might influence for the Gospel’s sake.

Other prayer requests:
1. Nursing School classes are starting this week. Pray for the courses I will be teaching in Community Health care and the Spirit-filled life.
2. Village ministry in Doussala as we work towards finalizing a piece of property and determining how we can at least build a hanger to provide shelter.
3. Preparation for leaving on home assignment and tour ministry which will start in January, 2010

God bless you as you start into your fall activities and I pray that you would also be sensitive to know God’s priorities for your life.

Karen Fitch

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

Pray for the village ministry of Doussala on the Gabon/Congo border. Pray that the truth of God's Word will be clear and transform lives. Pray for wisdom in this next year as we explore how we can best disciple the people who are desirous of following Christ.

Pray for our 10 nursing students as they start their last trimester of their second year. We will be studying the Spirit-filled life together. Pray that they will continue to grow in their walk with God and their abilities to care for the patients at the Bongolo Hospital.

.Pray that the Lord will continue to give us wisdom as we start providing laboratory tests and anti-retroviral medications at our HIV/AIDS clinic.

Pray for Bongolo Hospital chaplains as they meets with patients on a daily basis. Pray for those who accept Christ each week that they will find a body of believers that will help them grow in their faith.
Pray for their ministry to those who are enslaved by demons that they would be completely delivered.

Pray for God's provision in the area of the hospital laboratory. We need another capable person and someone who can do further teaching of the personnel who are there.

Gabon

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