Update from Phillipines
Here's an update from our missionaries, Simon, Victoria and Kairos Sim.
Two Bible study groups started from this Medical and Dental Mission
As regional coordinators in Visayas, one of the many things that we would like to provide for our partnering churches here is the help of Medical and Dental mission. Just this March, we were able to organize one Medical and Dental mission for our partnering Church in Consolacion. May we now share the blessings from this experience with you.
Sometime this January our partner church in Consolacion (which is 2 cities away from Cebu) approached us to have a Medical and Dental mission for their church and we agreed to their request. Upon fulfilling all the requirements, we would then look for doctors, arrange the transportations for the doctors and helpers and check with the head office staff for the prices of the medicines here in Cebu as this was the first time we were purchasing the medicines here in Cebu. In addition to all that above, we visited the site for the Medical and Dental mission and discussed with Church pastor about the layout. We also prayed together with the Church Pastor for that event. All these took us for about one and a half month to prepare. We thank God that all went on very smoothly for the preparations.
The weather was good on that day arrived for the Medical and Dental mission outreach in Consolacion. It was a whole day activity and there was a good turn-up for the check –up. A total of 230 patients were seen by the dentist and doctors. The medicines were enough too for all the patients seen. At the end of the day, the volunteered doctors, helpers and counselors were tired and the patients were happy. The counselors shared that many who came for this Medical Dental mission were receptive to the message when they shared with them. Many who came for the check-up also received Christ on that day. It was the first time for this Church to have a Medical mission done in their vicinity and as a result of that, many non- Christians who live around the Church have also came to know this Church better. The Church Pastor was very thankful for Care Channels partnership for this event. We thank God too that the Medical and Dental mission for our partnering Church in Consolacion went on well. And just about 2 weeks after the Medical mission was over, we met with the Pastor and he shared with us that 2 Bible study groups have started as a result of this Medical and Dental mission. Praise the Lord!
Now, we have became more familiar with the names and their usage of these generic medicines. Many of these medicines names such as Amoxicillin, Sulbutamol, Cloxacillin, Nifedipine were unknown to me in the past . What’s more if you were to ask me what they were for. However, from this experience of purchasing these medicines here in Cebu , we are now better informed. Thank God.
More Medical and Dental mission here this year? Yes, we have 3 more medical mission line up for this May. Three of our partnering churches have requested and we have also agreed to assist them. Please keep these events in your prayer. Thanks Church !
God Bless
Simon, Victoria and Kairos Sim
posted by Old Man Sam @ 4/06/2005 02:22:00 PM
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