Merry Chistmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Bangladesh!!!

Dear friends and family,

                Greetings!  I hope you all are doing well as we come close to the end of 2011. I hope this past year has been filled with many blessings for you and your family!  I have definitely seen God’s blessings this past year, even in the midst of many challenges here in Bangladesh.  

                One of the challenges of living in Bangladesh is the enormous amount of rain!  I had no idea it could rain so much in one place.  This past Monsoon season brought a record amount of flooding to Bangladesh, as seen in this picture.  The heavy rains and swollen rivers prevented me from going on the traditional birth attendants training trip.  But hopefully I will be able to go on another one this winter, the dry season.  Please pray that these plans will all work out.

                Not only have we been flooded with water, but the hospital has also been flooded with babies!!!  During each of the last 4 months, we have had record number of births at the hospital.  We have been able to provide prenatal care and safe deliveries for women, such as Mrs A, who delivered triplets.   Not only were we able to help her with the delivery (by c-section), but while she was in the hospital waiting for the babies to start gaining weight, we were able to share the good news!  Please pray that she will remember the things that she heard and accept it.  Please pray for continued follow up in her community, where there are few believers.

                I’m so grateful that during the challenges of this past year, God has provided a wonderful group of coworkers!  Such as the women in this picture, they are the female medics at the hospital and clinic.  I also work with some pretty amazing midwives and nurses.  Please pray that they would be strengthened during this particularly busy time.  Also pray for those who have not yet accepted the good news!

                One of my favorite praise choruses is ‘Shout to the North’.  The second verse has been particularly encouraging for me this last year.  It says:

                  Rise up women of the truth,                       

Stand and sing to broken hearts,

Who can know the healing power

Of our glorious King of love.

                There are so many women with broken hearts here in Bangladesh, who have yet to know our King, the one who offers that true healing power.   I am so excited that I get to be a part of sharing this wonderful news.

                Thank you so much for all your prayers, encouragement, and support over the last year.   Thanks for being involved in what God is doing here in Bangladesh.  I definitely need your continued prayers as I work in the hospital and the community.  I could also use additional financial support.  If you would like to support the work here, you can do it online at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/giving/wmm_doctors/

Or you can mail it to:                      

 Samaritan’s Purse

Attn: Post-Residency Program

P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607

    (828) 262-1980

On your check include Dr Christel Brabon Acct #003765

                        Thanks again for all your continued prayers.  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season!

Shubo Borodin (Merry Christmas in Bangla!)

Christel Brabon