A group of women sit in a tent on the edge of the Sahara Desert, just 13 kilometers from their homes in Nigeria. They fan themselves as they talk about why they’re here. Eight months ago, they were going about their regular morning routines. Saude was showering. Fatimati had just sent her children to school…
Construction Projects
A New Laboratory for Egbe
Abby Anderson and her husband, Mark, moved to Nigeria in 2011 to manage the construction portion of the revitalization of a rural teaching hospital supported by Samaritan’s Purse in southwest Nigeria. The new laboratory is a marvelous site and another example of the miracles that are happening at the hospital. Never short on adventure around…
Construction Projects
Volunteering at Home and Abroad
Bob Stepp looked like a pro behind the controls of a John Deere backhoe that Samaritan’s Purse volunteers in Egbe, Nigeria, had nicknamed Old Yeller. He scooped up bucketfuls of rich, red African soil and dropped the loads into place to backfill the concrete spillway of a dam that is being repaired as part of…
Our Ministry
Restoring A Mission Hospital
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are revitalizing a missionary medical facility in Nigeria, helping it carry out its mission of offering quality health care and telling people that “Christ Heals”
Discipleship, Education & Training
Visiting a Fulani Camp
Abby Anderson and her husband, Mark, moved to Nigeria in 2011 to manage the construction portion of the revitalization of a rural teaching hospital supported by Samaritan’s Purse. They recently finished their work, but before leaving Nigeria, they had an incredible experience. Recently, we had an amazing opportunity. We were invited to visit a Fulani…
Our Ministry
The Importance of Water
By Abby Anderson, who works with her husband, Mark, to manage the Egbe Hospital revitalization program in Nigeria. We continue to have severe water shortages on the compound, and what we thought was bad has continued on to worse. We have three boreholes that pump water into two storage tanks. But to pump the water…
Construction Projects
Drama at the Dam
Abby Anderson and her husband, Mark, moved to Nigeria in 2011 to manage the construction portion of the revitalization of Egbe Hospital, a rural teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria. The drama at the dam at Egbe Hospital in Nigeria started back in June when William, the construction foreman, left for one of his recovery breaks.…
Construction Projects
Out of the Rubble, God is Glorified
Abby Anderson and her husband, Mark, moved to Nigeria in 2011 to manage the construction portion of the revitalization of Egbe Hospital, a rural teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria. The Egbe Hospital Revitalization project continues to move forward despite frequent building challenges and obstacles. God continues to pour out His grace on this project and…
Construction Projects
Cement Donation Arrives at Egbe Hospital
Abby Anderson and her husband, Mark, moved to Nigeria in 2011 to manage the construction portion of the revitalization of Egbe Hospital, a rural teaching hospital in southwest Nigeria. Dangote is a Nigerian company that owns one of the largest cement factories in Africa. It’s located 2.5 hours from Egbe. After numerous long conversations and…
