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| Medical Mission International's Newsletter |
June 2010
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Madeleine in Peru-May 2010  | Dear family and friends of missions,
The months of May and June were busy with outreaches in Peru and Ecuador. We had challenges in each country; Peru being the altitude to overcome and in Ecuador being a volcano erupting, creating chaos with the flights -- the result of the closure of the international airport of Guayaquil. But the Lord helped in each instance and each project was a success.
For those interested in the ministry in Mali, we heard that Salimatou's surgery was a success. As well, the church of Manakoroni is being built and we received a good report about a "witch doctor" conversion.
The Dorcas center in Mali is going forward, with the construction of the three-room school. Some people have asked why such a name was chosen for a rescue center. Dorcas means "restored to life". Dorcas was a lady in the Bible who was brought back to life when Peter prayed over her. She was a follower of Christ and member of the church of Joppa (Acts 9:38). She was always doing good. She was also the cause of an evangelistic explosion (Acts 9:42). It is also the name of the beloved wife of one of the founders of the Christian church in Mali. For all these reasons the name was
chosen.
Thank you for your interest, prayers, and donations that are blessings to so many people.
We hope the newsletter will give you a picture of what the Lord is doing through the mission.
Love and blessings!
Madeleine Allard
Director
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Submitted by Natalie Richard, New Brunswick, Canada
While being in Peru in May, I must say I was humbled by
their kind spirits. When we are home "Living the Dream", we become so
caught up in things and always being busy. In Peru, they have time......lots of
time! They are honoured to have us come into their little Mud
Wall-Floor homes and serve us. They smile and laugh as they try to understand our language ....Thank God, Love knows no Language!!
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Submitted by Kim Banks, New Brunswick, Canada
(Kim Banks-right,
Grace Knight - left)  |
I just returned
from my very first mission trip to Peru, and it was without a doubt, one of
the most rewarding and exciting experiences of my life! Having the opportunity
to spend time with the people of Tica Tica was incredible; they were so sweet
and gracious and very appreciative of us being there.
I helped out in the pharmacy the first few days,
then moved on to triage, where I really got to interact with the people, and
that was definitely one of the highlights of the mission for me! The
children were beautiful and they loved having their picture taken. They would
crowd around to see the image on the camera - it was so sweet!
Being able to
be a part of this mission has changed the way I think about so many things. I
was thinking that maybe I could give something of myself to help these people
in some small way during the mission, and maybe I did....but, I believe that I
really received so much more from them!! They really value the family unit, and
their lives are simple and uncomplicated, without all of the distractions that
we have here in North America!! I hope someday to have the opportunity to go on
another mission - it was so fulfilling!!
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MANAKORONI-MALI AFRICA
Submitted by Pastor Christophe Dembele.
After the medical outreach in January 2010, I received the news that a "witch doctor" named Traore had decided to abandon occultism and turned to the Lord. He told his followers and all who came to him for consultations, that he had found the true Liberator and h destroyed all his fetishes. The people had gathered to watch him burn all his idols.
Mr. Traore is known by many people in position of authority, many of whom visited him to receive diabolic power.
He became the first in the village to give 300 adobe bricks to build the new church on the lot that the elders of the community gave us during the outreach.
The church was built by volunteers - they also manufactured the adobe blocks. And a donation was recently received to cover the cost of the roof, the door and windows.
(note: Pastor Caleb from Bamako visited this village last year. After getting permission from the elders of the village, they presented the film "Jesus" and many people wanted to know more about Jesus. A Bible study group was formed; and when we arrived to do the outreach in January, there was a small group of believers meeting together into a rented house. The many conversions after the medical outreach in January pressed the elders to give a piece of property for a church, right next to a huge tree where animal sacrifices had been done. During the past few months, the church has been built on this property.)
New Manakoroni Church  | |
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Submitted by Arcelita Sun, Ontario, Canada.
Photo: Mrs Arcelita Sun  |
I believe that every mission trip is an adventure with our
LORD. HE will let us see HIS wondrous works in a different perspective so that
anyone can bless and be blessed by it.
I found the people in Tica Tica, Peru are so warm hearted and full of hospitality. They made sure we were taken care of, as their own
family member. For them, life has to go on and they live on what they can do
for a living. Residing 12,000 feet above sea level, they use a stone stove, burning wood, to keep themselves and
their families warm. They also have their own way of cooking their meat,
potatoes, and vegetable -- in the ground, over coals, with everything covered with clay, to keep the heat on it until it is cooked.
I remember some patients who we were able to help. There
was an elderly woman who was up and about, assuming her daily tasks, but she was seriously ill with pneumonia. The MMI Team treated her with Intravenous
fluids, antibiotics and nebulization. She recovered quickly. Then there was a young girl who had a severe skin condition. She couldn't go to school because people believed she was contagious. Her condition was diagnosed as a skin
reaction due to overexposure to the sun. The young girl was given sun block
protection and health teaching. And her self esteem was restored.
Our LORD wants us to know that these
people need to be cared for; they need the love of JESUS CHRIST that
you and I can bring to them and HOPE to live
with. And truly, the LORD was there to meet their
physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. And I'm so
thankful to our LORD that HE took me there to be a part of it. |
UPDATE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE DORCAS CENTER, SENOU, AFRICA
MAY 2010
 | The dormitory is almost finished, and the wall of the school shown in these pictures, is being built.
Thanks for your donations!
Indeed you are showing your love
for the children and the work of the Lord!
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Surgery done!
submitted by Dr. Luther Sagara, Mali, Africa
Salimatou before surgery
 | Talimatou Coulibaly received her surgery to remove tumors growing in her uterus.
The surgery was successful and we are so grateful for donations from MMI friends to cover the cost of the surgery. Without the surgery, the outcome would not have been very good.
Thank you for saving her life!
(Note: All surgeries that the patients receive in Mali through your donations, are done at a teaching hospital. Dr. Luther, who works with MMI in Mali, takes leadership in overseeing all of the surgeries, ensuring that the patients are well cared for and that the costs for the hospital care are kept as low as possible.)
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ECUADOR OUTREACH - MAY 29-JUNE 5, 2010
 The project in Ecuador didn't start as planned. A volcano 200 km away from Guayaquil erupted, causing a heavy shower of volcanic dust over the city. The International airport was closed. On Saturday, the team found themselves stranded in Miami, unable to travel to Guayaquil as planned. Some of the participants were able to fly out on Sunday afternoon and the rest of the team were told that they would be able to fly on Wednesday or Thursday, meaning that they would arrive at the end of the project. The Lord opened an opportunity for them to re-route their itinerary to Quito and then to Guayaquil. They arrived late on Sunday night. We slept in Guayaquil that night and on Monday morning we traveled 3 hours to the outreach, directly to the church where we were to hold the clinic. Everyone was waiting for us and ready to work. Within a half hour, we were seeing our first patient.  Thank you for your prayers. The outreach was a success. Luz Chaisa (MMI coordinator in Lima Peru) also came to the Ecuador project with her baby Ibeth. We celebrated Luz's birthday with a cake that was presented by a group of Navy soldiers, who were present at the clinic. |
 PERU UPCOMING PROJECT September 4-11, 2010
This project will have medical, dental, and women's health ministry.
PRAYERS NEEDS:
- For traveling mercies
- Health and safety
- Powerful ministry
- Unity of the North American team with the Peruvian team
- That many people will understand and respond to the Gospel
- Wednesday is a night of celebration, we would like to see the whole village attend the meeting;
pray that this night will be special in many ways.
Thank you for all of your interceding for this ministry!
Madeleine Allard
Director
Medical Mission International
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