Herb and Heather

Administrator & Nurse

Herb and Heather work at Annoor Sanatorium treating tuberculosis among the Bedouin people. However, the current reality is that less than half of the patients are Jordanian, and Bedouins are only a percentage of that number. They increasingly serve patients from Yemen to Sudan and all over the Middle East. Although there is a much smaller percentage of Bedouins in their clinic, they have a team in Ras An Naqab and a mobile dental unit that serves the isolated Bedouin communities. After pursuing approval of new residence permits for a very long time, Annoor was granted permits for 19 volunteers. These permits were the first granted since 2021. The remaining document to provide medical and other services has been sent to the Prime Minister's office for implementation. 

Prayer Requests (Updated 7/31/24):

• Pray for the work of the Sanatorium amidst the changing face of TB in Jordan with an increasing number of non-pulmonary cases. Many of these cases are in Asian workers who have come to Jordan to work in the factories.
• Pray for the staff as they are challenged in trying to communicate the Gospel across these language barriers.
• Pray for the two men who most likely contracted TB in prison. They face multiple challenges in lifestyle and relationships with their families. Pray they will truly repent of their past and trust Jesus to make all things new in their hearts and circumstances.