Work Resumes!

The rainy season has ended and work has resumed at the building site.  The ground has been cleared and is ready for workmen.  Cement and sand have been delivered to begin making the blocks to start on the clinic building!

We are getting closer to reaching our goal of $58,000 to complete the first phase of building at the site.  We are moving ahead in faith and beginning the construction of the clinic building.  We will build until the money runs out!  We have faith that we soon will have the full amount raised.  Thank you to everyone who has made a generous donation to this campaign.  The people of Nguru Umuaro are anxiously awaiting the completion of the clinic.

We are planning a trip to Nigeria in the first half of January.  John, Stewart, and Terrie will be joined by Verlene White.  We will hold several days of clinic and oversee the initial building project.  We also hope to hire a community health worker to begin seeing patients on a regular basis in the community building until the clinic is completed.  We hope to find someone who will see patients once a week to care for chronic conditions and prenatal checks.  We also hope to be able to leave a small stock of medicine for the health care provider to distribute.

We will be collecting over-the-counter medications to take with us in January.  We will also be ordering prescription medications and vitamins from a missionary supplier at great discount.  If you would like to help you can donate funds or collect unopened bottles of ibuprofen, Benadryl, acetaminacin, cold preparations, analgesic creams used for arthritis pain, and antibiotic creams.  Donations can be taken to Trinity Episcopal Church, dropped at the Abbots, or sent to Beatitude Care Foundaiton, PO Box 336071, Greeley, Colorado, 80633.