1 February 2026
| • Several trolley attendants have had serious personal and family crises. Hanif lost both parents unexpectedly within 4 days of each other; Solomon lost his 12-year-old daughter in an unexpected death; Zaheed, rushed to hospital with a severe heart attack and heart failure, survived due to quick action of his colleagues; twice I have taken Soraf to the hospital with a perforated eardrum and serious infection. Saidal, with a serious kidney condition, has improved, but kidneys are still not functioning properly. Many migrant workers cannot afford hospital care, so delay seeking help until it is often too late. Also, with serious illness or bereavement back home, they often cannot afford to travel home. Thank God for supporting and advocating for these men, but this depends heavily on my continued presence and ongoing fundraising. Please pray for healing, provision, and wisdom as these needs arise.
• Please pray about a vision God gave me some years ago on 3 consecutive nights – to establish a dispensary, as a modern-day expression of the work of Samuel Zwemer, first missionary to Bahrain and founder of the book ministry here. In his dispensary, Zwemer offered 3 things: Bibles, advice, and medicine. Today, I have this same 3-fold work among migrant workers. I don’t dispense medicine directly but arrange appointments and raise financial support for accessing treatment, sharing Scripture and giving practical advice. Likely into my final years of full-time work here, the time has come to develop this dispensary to sustainably continue and serve the needy when I am no longer here full time. Significant challenges face establishing a formal charity here. However, I sense I am meant to set something in place. Pray for clarity, discernment, wisdom, and creativity as I seek God for how this vision go forward. |