Diocesan Old Girls’ Association – 19 May 2020
COVID-19 Stories: Perspectives from alumnae across the world – Joyce Samoutou-Wong
Sky News – 26 April 2020
Coronavirus: Africa is poorly prepared to deal with COVID-19 but ingenuity offers hope (PDF version here)
BBC World Service – 12 April 2020
《時事一周》肺炎疫情：世衛警告新冠病毒將猛撲非洲 港醫生嘆防疫難 (Standalone segment) (Cantonese) (PDF version here)
《時事一周》2020年4月12日 (Full version) (Interview 25:09-30:03) (MP3 version here)
The Guardian – 8 April 2020
Coronavirus in Africa: What happens next? (PDF version here)
South China Morning Post – 4 April 2020
Coronavirus in the Congo: no face masks or running water, and little money – so Hong Kong doctor turns to song to combat Covid-19 (PDF version here)
The Way of Blessings (WOB152), pp. 112-113, 136-147 – December 2018
The Path Less Travelled (PDF version here)
RTHK Radio 3 “The 1 2 3 Show” – 18 December 2018
Interview with Noreen Mir (MP3 version here)
Macau TDM Talk Show – 27 September 2018
The Standard – 25 April 2018
Seeing is believing in people (PDF version here)
晴報 (Skypost) – 29 January 2018
目養‧重見光 (PDF version here) (in Chinese)
號角月報 (Herald Monthly) – October 2017
耳聽八方: (人間有情) 甘作黎明迎曙光 (in Chinese)
創世電視 (CreationTV) – 28 April 2017
愛地球觀察站 – 剛果「目養」行動 (Cantonese)
文匯報 (Wen Wai Po) – 28 March 2017
活出超越自己的精彩人生 (PDF version here)
明報 (Ming Pao) – 18 March 2017
港醫生非洲入村治眼疾 籌款建醫院 (PDF version here)
ESF Island School Hong Kong – 8 December 2016
In Heavy Rains Students Undertake & Complete 50km Rainbow Trek (PDF version here)
香港有線電視 (i-Cable) – 小事大意義 – 1 February 2016
點亮剛果 第五集：盼望綻放 / Light Up Congo Ep5: When Hope Blossoms (Cantonese with English subtitles)
香港有線電視 (i-Cable) – 小事大意義 – 25 January 25 2016
點亮剛果 第四集：回望甘苦 / Light Up Congo Ep4: Joy and Sorrow (Cantonese with English subtitles)
香港有線電視 (i-Cable) – 小事大意義 – 18January 2016
點亮剛果 第三集：心繫他鄉 / Light Up Congo Ep3: Heart for a Distant Land (Cantonese with English subtitles)
AM730 – 15 January 2016
點亮剛果 – 回望甘苦 (in Chinese) （PDF version here)
香港有線電視 (i-Cable) – 小事大意義 – 11 January 2016
點亮剛果 第二集：緣聚赤道 / Light Up Congo Ep2: Love at the Equator (Cantonese with English subtitles)
AM730 – January 8, 2016
香港有線電視 (i-Cable) – 小事大意義 – 4 January 2016
點亮剛果 第一集：看見曙光 / Light Up Congo Ep1: The Beam of Hope (Cantonese with English subtitles)
AM730 – December 31, 2015
點亮剛果 – 看見曙光 (in Chinese)
信報 (Hong Kong Economic Journal) – 1 April 2014
女醫生落戶剛果 – 助窮人重見光明 (in Chinese)
明報 (Ming Pao) – 27 January 2014
森林義診 – 港立剛果送光明 (in Chinese)
South China Morning Post – 27 May 2013
Doctor finds her calling deep in the African jungle (PDF version here)
《傳》雙月刊 (Proclaim Magazine) – November 2012
South China Morning Post – POST magazine – 1 April 2012
United World College Life Magazine – 12 March 2012
A sight to behold: the Samoutous changing lives in their Congo clinic
South China Morning Post – Young Post – 26 January 2012
A keen eye for charity – A Hong Kong doctor and her husband hope to give Africa’s blind the gift of sight (PDF version here)
South China Morning Post – 22 January 2012
Medic Gives Needy Gift of Sight on Congo Trip
大公報 (Tai Kung Pao) – 15 January 2012
黃凱欣 非常醫生 領人出黑暗入光明 (PDF version here)
明報 (Ming Pao) – 2012
BBC – 27 December 2011
Leeds couple to open Congo eye clinic
The Voice – 20 August 2011
Couple Looking To Provide New Sight
Yorkshire Evening Post – 8 August 2011
Testimonials
‘When I met Joyce and Henri, I was very impacted. They inspired me. Many people talk about what they want to do, have grand ideas, big visions form God. What marks this remarkable couple out is they are actually doing it. They are leaving their friends and families, uprooting their three young children, giving up the comforts and security of their life in the UK to go into the very depths of Africa. All this is to serve the cause of the poor and needy (Isaiah 58:6-10). They literally make people see again !! They cannot do this without your support. Please join Lizzie and I and donate just 50 pounds. With that a blind person can be set free from constant darkness into a whole new world of light, independence and hope! Please do what you can to support these amazing and inspirational people through prayer and regular financial support.’
John and Lizzie Kirkby
Founders and International Director
Christians Against Poverty
‘I have known Joyce and Henri Samoutou since they met each other at Bongolo Hospital in the 1990s. Their remarkable journey has been one of faith, perseverance, service to the poor, and personal sacrifice. Over the past decade it has included short term and long term trips to Africa that regularly produced spiritual fruit and deep appreciation from their patients and their medical colleagues. Henri has a wonderful ability to perform delicate surgery for cataracts, glaucoma, and trauma, using minimal equipment and producing excellent results. Joyce broke the mould by obeying God’s call to leave her own people and take the gospel to Africans in Africa. In accepting to develop an ophthalmology service at Pioneer Christian Hospital in Impfondo, Congo, the Samoutous are placing their lives, the lives of their children, and their financial future into the Lord’s trustworthy hands. Their ministry promises to bring to a population of tens of thousands of people mired in poverty and hopelessness the light and hope of Jesus. My prayer is that all who read this testimonial will enthusiastically support them in prayer and in giving.’
Dr. David C. Thompson, MD, FACS, FWACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Loma Linda University (International Division)
Founder and Africa Director for the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons
Bongolo Hospital, Gabon
‘As Senior Pastor of Joyce and Henri, I can verify that they are the real deal. We will be getting behind them as a church but they will still require much support. They are committed, extremely hard working and full of fighting faith. And very likeable. I think they’re BRILLIANT.’
Dave Gilpin
Senior pastor of Hope City Church, UK