Help fund Mali maternity wing

Transition and expansion in the ophthalmology field has come at the expense of maternity space in Aite, Mali. Our December fundraising letter is giving donors the opportunity to give director Indielou Dougnon and his ministry a much-needed boost to the maternity facilities. (Photo by Dr. Greg Kuiper)

Sometimes running out of room is a nice problem to have. For Indielou Dougnon, ministry director in Aite, Mali, not having enough space to carry out his ministry activities reflects the success of his efforts.

But more importantly, it demonstrates God’s blessings on his obedient service in a location hours away from any other health facility.

Indielou began his ministry 24 years ago with a motorcycle and an insulated cooler. He traveled to remote villages, providing necessary immunizations and much needed community health training. With prayer, patience and persistence, he now oversees a growing medical campus that is becoming a regional referral center.

Bethesda Clinic is a full-service clinic, lab and pharmacy, and provides 75-100 ultrasound exams monthly. Indielou faithfully shares the Gospel with his patients, and in 2018 he courageously constructed a large church on campus, using funds he withheld from his modest personal salary. He regularly offers Biblical training seminars in this church for new believers who come from Mauritania and rural Mali, and also hosts children’s Bible camps.

This past year he added eye care services to Bethesda Clinic when his nephew with ophthalmology training joined his team. But to make room for this new service, maternity care has been restricted to just four beds. Women now have to be released within 10 hours of delivery.

Indielou is delighted that after years of educating expectant mothers, they now recognize the importance of delivering their babies in a well-equipped health care facility. But coming to a crowded facility is not the standard that Indielou wants to promote. In faith, he is asking for your help to construct a simple maternity ward that provides a safe and comfortable setting for his pregnant patients.

Kindly join us in partnering with Indielou as the Luke Society would like to provide him with $30,000 to accomplish this goal, all for God’s glory.

If you would like to support this project financially, you click on the link to give to the Aite, Mali, maternity building.