July 27, 2022
Prayer & Praise
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Liberia
 
We received a letter of thanks from Gbanyan T. Sumo, the Montserrado County (Liberia) Coordinator. He shared that some of our high school graduates in foster care will be joining the Hope Student Center right after their graduation. This is the fulfillment of a dream. The children have enjoyed their Christmas Chicken Dinner at the Hope Student Center for years while envisioning when they would have the opportunity to further their dreams of an advanced education. Those dreams are about the become a reality! The Hope Student Center staff and student are eager to welcome these new students! Pictured above, the current students at the Hope Student Center gather for a time of testimony.
I received this story yesterday from our Country Director in Liberia, James Togba:

Ruth and Rufus: “Their mother died from childbirth. They have been with us now for three and half years. They started school last year and they are doing very well. I had to walk four hours one way to the village where they were born to get them. Nobody in the village wanted to have anything to do with them. They left them to die, because according to the village dwellers, the twins were responsible for the death of their mother. These are just some of the blessed ones out of many, many all over our country, Liberia. Thank God for the timely intervention for these kids. Many thanks to BCH for partnering with us is this great and overwhelming endeavor.”
Myanmar

Once again we have urgent prayer requests for Myanmar. The military is now close to our Grace Home. The Home is in 92 Quarter, and the military is in 94 Quarter. Grace tells me that is very close. This is the second night in a row of Marshall Law. No one can go out at night, and there is no electricity. From Grace:

“We have an emergency prayer request for us. Many military are arrived again in our Yuzana Garden City. It can become a fight. Here is it again, 8:00 pm – none can go out due to Marshall Law. Please pray for God’s Grace and protection. We badly need your prayers. Only God could save us from this bad condition. “ Grace

We have an additional prayer request for Grace’s sister Kim. Kim lives with Grace and the children and assists in their care. Kim’s health has been steadily declining. I believe it is a kidney-related issue. The past few days Kim has not been out of bed. The doctor came to the apartment and tried to run an IV line in 10 different locations on her body but was unable to access a vein. Today they took her to the hospital and the doctor prescribed medication but was still unable to run an IV. Grace says, “Kim is so worried about our situation, as her health is weak. She needs more faith. Again, please pray for her.”
The children at Grace's home celebrated Kim's birthday in March.

Joseph: Joseph is also asking for prayer regarding safety from the military. Additionally, he and his family have received the invitation to Korea so that David (baby) can have his first surgery to correct his bilateral cleft palate. Once the Visa for David comes they will make arrangements for housing before/after the surgery, transportation to the hospital from the airport (5 hours), plane tickets, and all the other necessary arrangements. This will be the first of three predicted surgeries for David. Please pray as we assist the family in making the arrangements.
Thank you for your prayer and partnership,

Linda Brooks

President