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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. 
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During the past two and a half years, we have not been able to hold our annual intensive medical missions at our full-time clinics. First came the Covid epidemic and then security concerns arising from an increase in kidnapping, banditry, ethnic/ religious/political tensions and violence. All of our clinics in the north of Nigeria have become “no go” areas for our large-scale outreach efforts that have been so effective and fruitful in the past.  Our three-way partnership: St. Thomas Clinic, FaithCare and Kateri Medical Services This story illustrates the terrible choices that poor people are forced to make regarding healthcare. These are the people Kateri Medical Services’ partner clinics serve. People who cannot afford lifesaving medical care. In many cases, they simply die quietly and painfully at home. These are the people whose lives are saved by your generous donations.  In 2021, we helped 11,905 patients in our six regular clinics plus 2,873 through our medical outreach missions for a total of 14,778 people served. See a breakdown below:  Like almost everyone else, the Covid pandemic has forced Kateri Medical Services to do things differently. We have been prevented from traveling to Nigeria for our annual medical outreach missions, first because of the Covid restrictions and second because of security problems. Prior to the pandemic, we were a very hands-on enterprise in terms of engaging with our local partners and in evaluating potential sites for new clinics to be built. When the Covid restrictions stopped us, we decided to find new ways to accomplish our mission. Here are three examples.  What Difference Does Affordable Medical Care Make? One Family’s Story… Here is a story of the effects of the pandemic on the economic prospects of people who were living on the margins before the crisis. Many people must choose between buying food and going to a doctor. They cannot afford both. This is the story of the people we serve. It could be retold 10,000 times with different names and faces and medical details. This is the difference your donations make.  The Rev. Dr. Olaniyi Olaobaju (center) with the Rev. Tom Furrer and Dr. Olaobaju’s staff at St. Thomas Clinic. St. Thomas clinic in collaboration with Church of the Holy Spirit Anglican Church of Nigeria hosted a free medical outreach at Okerewa community in Aleto, Eleme LGA , Rivers State Nigeria. Thank God it went well  Dr. Olaniyi Olaobaju from our clinic in Port Harcourt, St. Thomas Clinic was interviewed by Ven. John C Adubasim, the host of the Fatherhood program on Love FM.  St. Thomas clinic hosted a free medical outreach held for the community of Tai LGA, Ogoni. Working like this is what our teams enjoy most. Many souls were touched spiritually through prayers from the prayer team on ground and we supported it medically.   Medical Outreach From St. Thomas Clinic, Eleme District in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. In 2019, Kateri Medical Services began our partnership with St. Thomas Clinic in the Eleme district of Port Harcourt. Dr. Olaniyi Olaobaju and his wife Kehinde had already purchased the land and renovated the building.
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