When Rhonda was having a checkup they found that she had an ovarian cyst. The decision was made to have it removed before the baby started taking up too much space. The operation was on March 31st. We are thankful that Rhonda and the baby are doing well and the recovery time has been short. Rhonda even went back to work recently.
New Leadership for TWR Africa: We are very excited about two new leaders who have joined TWR Africa--Dr. Emmanuel Mbennah and Pastor Bobo Gomes Co. Dr. Mbennah, from Tanzania, will be the Africa International Director (filling the spot left by Rev. Stephen Boakye-Yiadom when he passed away suddenly in June 2007). Bobo, from Guinea-Bissau, will be in training to become a Regional Director. Soon after both of these men made their decision to join TWR, they were each involved in separate accidents.
Bobo was pushing a stalled car somewhere in West Africa when another vehicle passed them on the wrong side of the road and hit him. He was thrown into the air, breaking his leg and landing on his head. Medical care was not readily available, but they patched him up in Senegal. Once he was well enough to travel, he and his family flew to South Africa. Upon arriving, he was given a complete medical checkup. We were shocked to hear that the doctor discovered his neck was broken in two places! He could have dropped dead at any moment because of where the breaks were located, so he was quickly operated on. They also found his leg was not set properly and corrective surgery will be needed. It will be some time before they are able to do the surgery as his neck must heal first.I will be driving Bobo and his family over from Jo’burg to Swaziland on April 28th, where he will be training for his new position. He fluently speaks all three major languages spoken in Africa (English, French and Portuguese) as well as his mother tongue. Please pray for Bobo and his family as they come through this very difficult time and adjust to Swaziland.
Dr. Mbennah’s accident involved his vehicle rolling over three times in East Africa! He and those with him only sustained minor cuts and bruises, for which we are very thankful! He will be officially installed as the Africa International Director for TWR on May 2nd in Johannesburg. Debbie and I, along with other staff members will be attending.
New TWR President to visit Swaziland: Our new president, Lauren Libby, will also be attending Dr. Mbennah’s induction service and then coming over to Swaziland to see the work here. We are very excited to get to know him. We’ll be having a staff braai (barbecue) and a dedication service for a studio while he is here.
A Tower Problem: Recently I was involved with a repair job on our antenna which is pointing toward Madagascar. As I was climbing the second tower, I was shocked to see a few rust holes in one leg of the tower, about 80 feet up. Upon further investigation we discovered that the drain hole at the bottom of the tower was blocked and water was accumulating in the hollow tower leg. This is of great concern to us as we know that the tower is at risk unless it can be repaired. Please pray that the Lord will give us wisdom to take the correct action. The tower is the middle of three towers which supports two log-periodic antennas.
Medium Wave Transmitter: This transmitter is still to arrive sometime this year. The HCJB Global team who are preparing it, continue to find things which need to be done before it can be shipped. We’re glad they are finding and fixing potential problems before it comes to Africa where it is harder to get parts and our expertise is not as great.
As you can see, a lot is happening. We appreciate your prayers.
Your friends in Swaziland!
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