Elkins' EMI Blog

Thank you for your encouragement at this time through your words and prayers. My team received our approvals for eVisas on the last possible business day before our departure!  We fly out on Monday—  Praise God with us! Continued Prayer Requests Negative COVID-19 tests for our Gabon team leading up to and during travel Safety during the project trip Encouragement to Katie while I am gone "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen." Romans 11:36   THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYER AND PARTNERSHIP BJ and Katie Elkins |  bj.elkins@emiworld.org  |  318-542-0650 How to invest in our ministry: Go to  emiworld.org/the-elkins

Gabon Project Trip 9/22/2021 Update Hello friends! My team and I would like to humbly ask for prayer that our eVisas would successfully come in before Monday. So far, we have had some issues which has caused us to shift our project dates, but we have a hospital business agent who is making progress on our approvals. As it stands, our travel is scheduled to be September 27 through October 9. So, as our team of prayer warriors, please remember my team in your intercessions to our King. As you pray, please consider the amazing work that is already done at Bongolo Hospital, and join us in EMI's vision to see "people restored by God and the world restored through design." Bongolo Hospital Ministry Overview Deep in the rainforest of Gabon, Africa, Bongolo Hospital serves over 40,000 patients a year. Each of those patients hears the good news of Christ and thousands have accepted that call! Their vision is to see God glorified as people are healed, saved, equipped, and sent. The...