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Joy Received Her Joy Again - THE STORY OF ONE OF THE 941 PEOPLE WE SERVED AT OUR MEDICAL OUTREACH AT ST. THOMAS CLINIC IN PORT HARCOURT On the second day of the medical outreach that took place in August, our medical assistant, Dr Alabi gave me the situation report of the case of a woman who had a large fibroid tumor. She had previously consulted with other hospitals but could not afford the price of the surgery. She had been married for 15 years and was not able to conceive a child. Her inability to conceive had caused a lot of tension in her marriage and she was now separated from her husband. Dr. Alabi pleaded that we find a way of helping her as her case was really pitiful. Since we could not do mass surgery during the outreach, we made arrangements for her to have the surgery done after the outreach. It was done at a subsidized rate as she could not afford the standard price.  Dr. Alabi on the right Despite the challenges listed on page 2, we have many things for which to be grateful. First, we are helping more people than ever before. In the face of all of the challenges, our local partners and medical staff have adapted to be able to serve more people each year. While the exact numbers are not yet in, we project that we will serve more people than any previous year.  Dear friends and supporters, Christmas is an affirmation of hope in the face of contrary Evidence. The central teaching of the Christian faith is that God’s love has been revealed and made available to us in the person of Jesus. As a favorite Christmas bible passage reads: “In him is the light of humanity… and the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” Those of us who believe this try our best to be living examples of Jesus’ light in this world. And we hope and pray that this great light of God’s love will overcome the powers of darkness. But sometimes, it doesn’t look like the light is winning.  The past four years have posed more challenges for the people we serve and to our work in Nigeria than at any other time since we began twenty years ago. Many of these challenges have intensified in 2023.  We need your help. Our donors are our best advertisers. After reading this newsletter, please pass it on to a friend or relative or colleague who might be interested in supporting our work. Let them know that 97% of every dollar goes directly to build, equip and maintain clinics, pay clinic staff and buy medicine.  Dr. Itodo Williams (left) and Dr. Kenneth Orbanga Ayange are shown following surgery. Mom and baby are doing well. Here are a few of the 1,761 people we helped at our recent medical outreach at Gidan Waya. Our medical work—made possible by your donations—is making a real difference in the lives of real people in the real world. We are very grateful for our long-time partnership with Tapestry Singers in Connecticut. For many years, they have held concerts to raise funds for our outreach missions. Trinity Episcopal Church in Tariffville & Wethersfield This year, Tapestry Concerts were hosted by Trinity Episcopal Church in Tariffville, CT on May 20th and 21st and Trinity Episcopal Church in Wethersfield, CT on June 25th.  In addition to our clinic-based outreach missions, we partner with Cornerstone Health Foundation to do monthly mobile clinics at many church locations to serve the urban and rural poor.  |
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