Changes to the Luke Society staff are coming this summer as the ministry says farewell to a familiar face and welcomes a new one. The transition will happen in August.

The globe continues to be a troubling place with news stories constantly reminding us of our fallen world. We were reminded again just how unsettling it is with recent news coming out of places like Ecuador, Haiti, Cameroon, Myanmar and Ukraine.

Reliable transportation has always been a struggle for Tekanassar, Niger, ministry director Annie Mabrouck Mansour. She has requested assistance to purchase a vehicle which will help her transportation needs tremendously in this remote part of Niger.

The economic and health situation remains dire in Haiti. Inflation has caused prices of goods to skyrocket, if they are available at all. Ministry director Dr. Erol Rene has shifted some of his medical work to better respond to people’s needs through mobile medical clinics.