Gabon
Bongolo Hospital Needs You!May 12, 2019
News & Stories
Pray for a steady supply of affordable medicines for this Alliance ministry that shares Jesus’ message of hope to thousands of desperate people each year.
“I Have My Life Back!”March 14, 2018
News & Stories
A man whose friends had abandoned him receives his sight at Bongolo Hospital’s eye clinic.
Prayer is PrimaryJan/Feb 2018
Alliance Life
Bosnia In the years since leaving Zenica, central Bosnia, where my husband, Mark, and I served from 1999–2002, much has […]
Our God Doesn’t Give Up on UsJanuary 25, 2018
News & Stories
Each year, hundreds of people came to Christ through Bongolo Hospital’s ministry; Stoll is one of the first to do so in 2018.
Because of YouJanuary 28, 2017
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Watch this video and see how your investment is being used for Kingdom purposes.
Bongolo Hospital Conducts TB Research StudyOctober 14, 2016
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A TB research study coupled with a doctor’s generosity embodies an Alliance hospital’s purpose to be “a center of hope to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the people of Gabon.”
God Uses Alliance Life to Help Fill Tall OrderAugust 25, 2016
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An answer to prayer for a worker in Gabon, Africa
- Woodcutters Accept Divine Assignment
Sept/Oct 2016
Alliance Life
“Sounds like spam to me,” I said to my coworker Cherie at Community Alliance Church in Detroit Lakes, Minn. She […]
Patient’s Eye Miraculously HealedOctober 15, 2015
News & Stories
About 70 percent of all cataract surgeries in Gabon are performed at Bongolo Hospital.
Bongolo Hospital Ministry GrowingJanuary 22, 2015
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Nearly 40,000 patients received treatment at Bongolo Hospital last year.
Bongolo Hospital: Recovery UpdateFebruary 5, 2014
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Your prayers are what hold us together.
Divine EncounterJanuary 24, 2014
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I am glad I had an opportunity to tell him about Jesus before he died.
Bongolo Hospital: Disaster, Quick ProvisionJanuary 23, 2014
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Four days after a fire destroyed Bongolo Hospital’s electrical transformer, God provided a new one.
Through Healing HandsJanuary 15, 2014
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Claude Alain clung to life in a Libreville hospital for six weeks, receiving intravenous antibiotics and medication to control his seizures.
Gabon: Bus Accident Seriously Injures Four Alliance Women August 17, 2012
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Pilot Steve Straw air evacuated four women who were seriously injured in a bus accident Sunday night. The women had just attended an Alliance Women Ministries conference. Steve serves with Aviation Medicale de Bongolo, providing air ambulance service for Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, West Africa.
Former NYC Fire Truck Arrives in BongoloMay 25, 2012
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While visiting Bongolo in 2009, Dave and Diann Conquest witnessed a fire that severely damaged a warehouse and destroyed most of Bongolo Hospital’s surgical supplies.
Fire Truck’s Two-Plus Year Journey to Bongolo Nears CompletionMarch 29, 2012
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A fire seriously damaged Bongolo Hospital’s warehouse in 2009, compelling two visitors who witnessed the fire to return home and begin searching for a fire truck on eBay®. Dave and Diann Conquest, parents of Dr. Keir Thelander’s wife, Joanna, found and purchased the 1975 Mack Fire Truck for about $3,000. And then helped raise some $20,000 to cover needed repairs and ship the truck to Africa.
After a lengthy ocean voyage, the vehicle was released from customs this month and is now in Gabon. Learn how you can pray for the final leg of this 10-ton truck’s down-country journey to serve in Bongolo.
Tried by Fire
January 12, 2012
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In September 2010, three local Christian men in Gabon were tied up by demon worshipping villagers who doused the believers […]
Alliance Medical Mission Lights the Way for Thousands
January 12, 2012
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At Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, 1,724 people prayed to receive Christ in 2010. That is roughly 1 out of every […]
Good News from Bongolo Hospital
December 9, 2011
News & Stories
Recent updates from the C&MA’s Bongolo Hospital in Gabon include a report that 1,111 people had become followers of Jesus (as of November 11) through the hospital’s ministry this year, and news that a much-needed fire truck is on its way. Read more about the fire truck’s journey to Africa . . .
Walking Stick (Short Version)December 1, 2011
Video
Former Alliance worker Don Fairly received a walking stick from a village chief as a symbol of honor and trust for Don’s pledge to return to Gabon. It was the height of the Great Depression, and the sum needed to return to Africa seemed unattainable. But God enabled His servant to keep his promise to the people who wanted to hear more about Jesus.
- Walking Stick (Long Version)
December 1, 2011
Video
Former Alliance worker Don Fairly received a walking stick from a village chief as a symbol of honor and trust for Don’s pledge to return to Gabon. It was the height of the Great Depression, and the sum needed to return to Africa seemed unattainable. But God enabled his servant to keep his promise to the people who wanted to hear more about Jesus.
Tried by FireDecember 1, 2011
Video
Alliance Pastor Jean Pierre Moukingui is empowered by the Holy Spirit when he cries for God to forgive the men who doused him and two other church leaders in diesel fuel and lit their feet on fire. After receiving medical treatment, the men returned to their village church, where they joined their church family to sing and praise the Lord.
- Walking Stick (Short Version) (Español)
November 21, 2011
Video
Former Alliance worker Don Fairly received a walking stick from a village chief as a symbol of honor and trust for Don’s pledge to return to Gabon. It was the height of the Great Depression, and the sum needed to return to Africa seemed unattainable. But God enabled His servant to keep his promise to the people who wanted to hear more about Jesus.
- Walking Stick (Long Version) (Español)
November 21, 2011
Video
Former Alliance worker Don Fairly received a walking stick from a village chief as a symbol of honor and trust for Don’s pledge to return to Gabon. It was the height of the Great Depression, and the sum needed to return to Africa seemed unattainable. But God enabled his servant to keep his promise to the people who wanted to hear more about Jesus.
Illness a Prescription for Young Man's Calling
August 4, 2011
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“Isn’t it just like God to use a difficult disease and accident to inspire a young man to serve His Kingdom?” asks Lisa Nicky, a nurse at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, West Africa. Read this inspiring story and be reminded “that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28,ESV)
A Prodigal Daughter's Journey Home
May 9, 2011
News & Stories
“She was HIV-positive, a heavy drinker, and suffering from a bad infection . . .” so begins a moving story of redemption and reconciliation that culminates at Bongolo Hospital, in Gabon, Central Africa.
Building Hope in Gabon
January 27, 2011
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“Do you have a church team that would like to help build a new residence for Hope House?” asks Steve Straw, who works in Gabon. “Zap an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know.” Hope House is a home for at-risk kids in Libreville.
Tortured by Fire
November 16, 2010
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Dr. Dave Thompson, a missionary surgeon at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon for more than three decades, describes the trial by fire of three Christians in a nearby village. Learn how you can pray for the three men, local church members, and for the perpetrators of this gruesome crime.
Blanketed With Love
November 16, 2010
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VBS students in Pennsylvania reach out to children in Gabon. Read more . . .
"Tortured by Fire" Update
November 1, 2010
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Learn more about the tragic situation surrounding the three Gabonese Christians whose feet were severely burned. And read what Dr. John Piper said at Lausanne III about the twofold tension believers must embrace to serve our broken world effectively.
No Place Like Hope
August 30, 2010
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“The respect I am shown here is beyond me!” said a recent Hope Medical Center patient. Read more about why hundreds of Hope visitors each year learn to put their trust in the Great Physician.
Update: Air Bongolo Emergency Landing
April 7, 2010
News & Stories
Read pilot Steve Straw’s update about the recent forced landing of the Cessna 207 that serves as an air ambulance service for Bongolo Hospital.
Gabon: Air Ambulance Cessna in Forced Landing
March 31, 2010
News & Stories
Air Calvary’s Cessna 207 aircraft, based in Gabon, Africa, made a forced landing in the village of Owendo, just south of the city of Libreville, the West African nation’s capital city.
Bongolo Aviation Ministry: In-Flight Update
March 11, 2010
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Pilot Steve Straw, an Alliance pastor, reports about the first two months of successful air ambulance service for Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, West Africa.
Bongolo Hospital Welcomes Cessna 207
January 8, 2010
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“Today, Air Calvary’s Cessna 207 arrived at Lebamba, the town where the Bongolo Hospital is located,” Alliance workers in Gabon reported on December 30. The single-engine, eight-seat aircraft will provide air ambulance service for the hospital-the first such service in Gabon.
A Christmas Gift for Gabon
December 16, 2009
News & Stories
Gabon is about to have its first-ever medical air transport service-just in time for Christmas, pilot Steve Straw reports.
Gabon's First Air Ambulance Service, Ready for Take-Off
October 22, 2009
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Gabon’s first-ever medical air transport program is about to take-off-on the wings of a Cessna 207. The single-engine aircraft begins its transatlantic journey this week to provide Bongolo Hospital with much-needed air service, a project made possible through a partnership between Air Calvary, Bongolo Hospital, and The Alliance Chretienne au Gabon.
PAACS Surgeon Joins Bongolo Staff
September 2, 2008
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Dr. Philadelphi Dembele, along with his wife, Rachelle, and their 11-month-old daughter, Christine, arrived at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon on […]
The Challenge with New Believers
July 22, 2008
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It had been six hours since Thiery had been injured in an automobile accident. The young man had been riding […]
Hundreds Turn to Jesus at Bongolo
July 22, 2008
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A week does not go by at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, West Africa, that at least 20 people find their […]
Unanimous Decision in Dusala
May 5, 2008
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In the remote village of Dusala in Gabon, West Africa, a recent evangelistic outreach produced stunning results for Alliance missionaries […]
Evangelism Explosion in Gabon
March 31, 2008
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Every patient that is treated at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, West Africa, hears the gospel. Thousands now have a personal […]
Praxis Communities Cultivate Authentic Faith
March 11, 2008
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Christian and Missionary Alliance has launched a new program that offers young […]
Alliance Missionary Robbed Twice
November 16, 2007
News & Stories
Alliance missionary Cheryl Solvig, along with two friends, was robbed recently as the trio picnicked during a visit to Leconi […]
Confronting AIDSNovember 14, 2007
Video
Dr. David Thompson talks about the ravaging affects that AIDS has on the peoples of Africa and how the Alliance is responding. Produced in 2007.
- Confronting AIDS (Español)
November 14, 2007
Video
Dr. David Thompson talks about the ravaging affects that AIDS has on the peoples of Africa and how the Alliance is responding. Produced in 2007.
Confronting AIDSNovember 14, 2007
Video
Dr. David Thompson talks about AIDS and what he is doing to confront it. Produced in 2007.
- Confronting AIDS (Español)
November 14, 2007
Video
Dr. David Thompson talks about AIDS and what he is doing to confront it. Produced in 2007.
Alliance Missions Comes Full Circle in Gabon
July 25, 2007
News & Stories
The goal of Alliance missions is to establish self-supporting, self-propagating, and self-governing churches at home and abroad. In Gabon, West Africa, […]
Alliance Missions Comes Full Circle in Gabon
July 19, 2007
News & Stories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After a U.S. missions investment of more than 70 years, the Christian and […]
A Day in the Life
September 14, 2006
News & Stories
Shot at close range in the foot, a fifteen-year-old boy was brought to Bongolo Hospital for treatment. Already, the wound […]
Pioneer Gabon Missionary Dies
July 11, 2006
News & Stories
Mrs. Ruth A. Parliman, retired missionary to Gabon, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 10, 2006. Parliman, […]
Homegoing of Retired Missionary
July 11, 2006
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Retired missionary Raymond Cook Sr. passed into the Lord’s presence on July 8, 2006. He was 93. Cook attended St. […]
God is on the move in Gabon
February 13, 2006
News & Stories
By Carolyn L. Thorson, Alliance missionary to Gabon God is at work in Gabon! More than 1,200 people […]
Holy Fire
January 30, 2006
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When God began to speak to a few high school boys at a church plant in the village of Mandji, […]
Bongolo Hospital Airplane Venture Ends in Disaster
January 18, 2006
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After two years of praying and working toward having a plane for Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, the plane’s maiden voyage was […]
Former Missionary to Gabon Passes Away
June 8, 2005
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Carolyn D. Silvas passed into the Lord’s presence on June 6. Carolyn and her husband, Edia, served with the C&MA […]
Bongolo Evangelical HospitalNovember 10, 2001
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Dedicated hospital staff work around the clock to provide medical help and spiritual hope to the people of Gabon. Produced in 2001.