Ebenezer was one of our first patients before we even knew it.
Ebenezer is from Nigeria and was unable to afford medical care in his
home country. He searched the internet for a way to get help to remove
his tumour and found Mercy Ships on line. He read about the ship being
in Conakry, Guinea and decided to go and seek the ship, hoping that
somebody could help. Unfortunately he got to Guinea too late and the ship had
already left, but that didn't deter him. He heard that that the ship was going to
The Republic of Congo so he started to make his way to Brazzaville. By
the time he got to Brazzaville he had no money, he couldn't speak French
or any of the tribal languages of Congo, but God intervened! A fellow
Nigerian passenger on his flight offered to pay for his lodging and
onward airfare to Pointe Noire. On arrival some Mercy Ships crew
"happened" to be at the airport collecting incoming crew when they found
Ebenezer. They took him to the Hope Centre to stay until
the ship arrived.
Ebenezer became the first patient of this outreach and was welcomed on board by
President and Founder, Don Stephens. They prayed together in the ward
before he received his surgery and now he is on his way to healing and a
new outlook on life.
He is currently staying at the Hope Centre ashore which houses 150 patients
and caregivers. His bandages are removed and he will continue to
recover until his next stage of surgery to graft bone from his hip
around his new titanium jaw. Continue to pray for his ongoing healing.
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