October 23, 2006
Dear Family & Friends,
Sanu! Greetings from Nigeria!
September and October have been wonderfully hectic months. We have been implementing new daily clinic routines and systems to improve client services. We’ve also begun the transition to a new medical records system that will provide better protection of our client’s privacy and confidentiality rights, facilitate treatment and management of increasing numbers of patients, and eventually support new research capacity. Thank you for your prayers and contributions that continue to support Faith Alive as we seek to provide a higher level of care for our patients and to share the love of Jesus with all who come through our doors.
My life has been especially blessed this past two weeks as thirteen friends from Fresno First Baptist Church came to Jos to visit Faith Alive and labor alongside us. Their willing hearts, encouraging words, and helping hands provided great assistance in the implementation of the new medical records and clinic systems. Thank you for sending them to be a part of the Faith Alive family for a short time. Many thanks also for all of the “goodies” that you sent to us with the team – Bibles and nursing books, surplus drugs and medical supplies, glucometers, children’s books for a school, toys and diapers for an orphanage, and those hard-to-find food items (the pancake mix will be put to good use soon). Your generous gifts have brightened our days and provided much needed supplies that will improve the quality of life of many struggling Nigerians.
On another personal note, some of you who are on my church’s email prayer list heard that my brother, Richard, spent a weekend in the hospital recently and was diagnosed with a colon tumor. Thankfully, the biopsy results came back showing a precancerous type of tumor. He will be seeing a surgeon in a week or so, and making decisions about the type of surgery to undergo to remove the tumor. Being on the other side of the world while one of my closest family members is going through this has been a bit difficult, but God is faithfully caring for each of us, and once again I’m finding that his peace and grace are sufficient for each day. Please keep Rich and all of the family in your prayers.
In closing, “All the brothers and sisters here say hello. The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, and the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you” (2 Corinthians 13: 13 & 14, the Message Remix Bible).
Yours faithfully, Biana Grogg
Posted by Valerie at October 25, 2006 06:31 AM