|
Richard came to the outreach wearing a big hoodie and a dark and dejected look on his face. He had a very large and unsightly tumor attached to his ear and neck. The tumor was not cancerous and relatively easy for our surgeons to remove.  Picture of Richard and Fr. Tom
0 Comments
Many children suffer from hernias in this area. Parents are often not able to afford the cost of surgery. These parents expressed deep gratitude for receiving the surgery they could not afford,  A very worried mother brought her little boy to the outreach. He was in great distress with pain written all over his face. He had been diagnosed with acute appendicitis at a nearby state hospital. The appendix needed to be removed to save the boy’s life.  This lady came to our clinic with a discouraged look on her face and slightly stooped over. She had a fibroid tumor in her uterus and had suffered from a constant flow of blood for several years. Her family did not have the resources to pay for the removal surgery. Our surgeons removed the tumor and a couple of days later, she was able to return to her family.  For the fifth year in a row, we have brought a small American team to work with our staff at St. Thomas Clinic in Port Harcourt.  This year, we decided to try something new. Rather than doing an intensive one-week outreach with a team of visiting volunteers, we tried a month-long free outreach using only our regular hospital staff. During these four weeks all patients received free medical care and free medicine due to our extra fund-raising efforts.  Dear Friends and Supporters, Our work with medical clinics began on 2002 when three members of our Church ( John Hart, Jim Lawson and myself) traveled to Kaduna to see how we might be helpful in supporting Bishop Josiah and the Christian community in Kaduna Anglican Diocese. During our two-week stay, Bishop Josiah showed us many of the areas of needed help. And we prayed for guidance about how we might provide meaningful assistance.  John Hart (upper right) with Rev. Tom Furrer, Bishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, and Jim Lawson.
“HOSPITAL OF HEALTH, HEALING AND HOPE” Despite many security challenges and roadblocks over the past year, we have completed the structure of our newest clinic building. The “Hospital of Health, Healing and Hope” is located in Waziri, a rural community near Ikara city.  |
NewsCategories
All
Archives
September 2025
|
RSS Feed
|
|
|
|
© 2024 Kateri Clinic. All rights reserved.
Webdesign by PluginMatter.
Webdesign by PluginMatter.