Barry and Terry Newman

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

NEWMAN NEWS - May 2009

Wow...it's been a LONG time since we updated this, and while we need to ask forgiveness for that, we would equally say that we're just BUSY with all that's going on here in Mali and haven't carved out time to spend on these sorts of things. Again...our apologies!

As I said, life IS busy here in Koutiala and continues to just chug along without stopping. The hospital keeps growing in patient load, and with that has come new and more difficult cases. Right now we have one little girl here that has a perforated intestine due to typhoid fever, and while we have done several surgeries on her, the reality is that she is just not healing and desperately needs a touch from THE Healer! PLEASE PRAY for her (her name is Né).

Along with Né, we would ask for your prayers for a TINY little premature girl who doesn't have a name yet! She was only 860 grams (1.9 lbs) when born, and to date she is the smallest premature baby that we have managed to keep alive. She is a couple of days old now, and seems to be doing o.k., but she has a LONG way to go, and faces many obstacles along the way, before she is healthy enough to discharged. PLEASE PRAY for "Baby Coulibaly" and for her family.

When a patient is in the hospital for a long time, all of us have many good opportunities to share the Lord with them and their family. PLEASE PRAY for these times of interaction and that the Lord would use them to draw more people to Himself and into His Kingdom.

The hospital just celebrated it's 3rd birthday, and in those past three years we have seen more than 4,000 babies born, including 4 sets of triplets that we have cared for, and I don't know HOW many surgeries performed! God has consistently supplied our needs, WHEN they came about, and it's AMAZING comfort to know that our Father knows our every need and meets them too. PLEASE PRAY for the ongoing work here at the Hospital and that God will continue to use the GREAT reputation of this ministry.

One last thing to share before signging off for now...and that is to say THANK YOU to all of you who regularly support us in our ministry. We continue to hear about hard financial times in the U.S. and around the world, and in the mix of all this we want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you for your financial and prayer support for us; it is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! Again and again we are reminded that your ongoing support reinforces the fact that we are indeed “Living the Call Together!”

The Lord bless and keep you. May He be glorified daily in each of us.

With much love and appreciation,

Barry & Terry
s/c Mission Protestante CMA
B.P. 19
Koutiala
Republic du MALI
West Africa

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

Answers to Prayer:
1) advancement in language learning
2) progress in the work at the hospital
3) getting through to the end of HOT SEASON

Prayer Requests:
1) God's healing hand to be seen at the hospital
2) MORE patience and proficiency in language learning
3) clear vision of where the Lord is leading

Mali

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