A Baby with AIDs
Baby Afi suffered from severe dehydration, malnutrition, and pneumonia related to the AIDs virus she had contracted from her mother. Fortunately, after the appropriate treatment regimen Afi recovered from her acute problems and was discharged. While they were at the Karolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital, Afi’s parents also heard the gospel and accepted Christ as their Savior. Through the hospital ministry in Togo, three lives were saved that day—one physically and two for all of eternity.
Pray that Afi’s parents’ testimony would remain strong for their daughter when she is old enough to understand the gift of eternal life.
A Boy with Cancer
Ayefouné came to the Karolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital as a 9-year-old with a huge abdominal mass. He was covered in knife cuts, a “treatment” prescribed by the traditional healer. Thinking the tumor was a Burkitt’s lymphoma—a treatable form of cancer—he was given medication. Unfortunately, he had no response.
Hospital staff sent Ayefouné home to allow his low blood counts to recover before he was to return for surgery.
As time passed, however, Ayefouné did not return.
Ayefouné’s father had insisted on only using traditional healers and refused to give his mother any money to return to the hospital. Despite his father’s edict, Ayefouné’s mother was insistent and worked to find money from other sources.
After being gone many months, Ayefouné underwent surgery to successfully remove the mass. More importantly, both Ayefouné and his mother were presented the gospel. They both made decisions for Christ and attended the children’s program regularly until Ayefouné returned home.
A Young Mother
Bebé was six months pregnant and suffered from severe hypertension, which was endangering her life. Doctors at the Karolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital performed an emergency cesarean section in an attempt to save both Bebé and her child—but the chances for the premature, one-pound infant were very slim. Doctors said she was the smallest baby they had ever delivered.
For months, Bebé sat with her tiny baby at the hospital. During her stay, she repeatedly heard the message of hope and was cared for by ABWE missionaries. Through it all, Bebé watched as other babies died, and her “miracle” baby continued to live and grow stronger.
Now, almost 5 years old, Sharon—named after one of the ABWE missionaries who helped Bebé at the hospital— and her mother both attend an ABWE church and praise God for His work in their life. “We are both living today because of this hospital. God’s hand is truly on this place,” Bebé says.
The Wendell Kempton Medical & Ministry Center
The new 43-bed surgical hospital will include:
- An outpatient clinic
- Culturally appropriate patient family facilities
- Mobile clinics to teach physical and spiritual wellness
in outlying villages - A radio ministry
- Community development programs, such as
well drilling - Youth programs for the families of patients
- Answers in Genesis Resource and training facility
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