URGENT NEED: MASINDI MEDICAL CLINIC
By: Dr. Gilbert Birungi
Thank you
for supporting and partnering with us whenever we come to you with matters
concerning Africa. Because of you, we have made a difference and have touched
many people’s lives in Africa. We treasure you and appreciate all the efforts
and support you have given through “For
the Love of Africa Ministries” (FOLA). We are glad to say that for the past
5 1/2 years FOLA has done a great work in Africa.
OUR
WORK IN MASINDI
FOLA has
partnered with Mercy House Ministries, whereby, we have held several medical
missions in the Masindi area, completed a double water project there, conducted
seminars, workshops, and conferences to teach practical skills, and have empowered
and supported churches and people in this Masindi community. Mercy House Ministries has also established several
churches in this very remote area.
FOLA SPONSORED MEDICAL MISSION IN
MASINDI
NECESSITY OF MEDICAL CLINIC
About four
weeks ago, some of the children from our Kampala Mercy House Children’s Home
went to Masindi to help with “weeding” the crops on our Masindi farm. This was
done to help teach the children skills, good work ethic, and to help them understand
the importance of growing food for our Mercy Junior School and the Children’s
Home. Two weeks later, we received a phone call that some of the children were
sick and that one of our Masindi pastor’s children had passed away. We were very thankful that FOLA and the Empowered
Masters Commission gave funds to support the treatment of the kids and helped
pay for the burial of Pastor Isaac’s son. We thank everyone who supported these
emergency situations.
Through
these emergency situations, our eyes were opened to the true medical needs in
this community. We came to understand
that Pastor Isaac’s son died because of an untreated bacterial infection that
was carried by mosquitoes infected with malaria. Had there been a medical
clinic in this area, this child’s death could have easily been prevented by
antibiotics. During the burial
service the LC Chairman of the Mboila Parish area informed us that 3 people had
died within the last week and that many other people had also died recently,
all having the same health issue. All they needed was medical attention! He requested help in meeting the
health needs of the people in his community.
SUMMARY:
For these
reasons there is a grave need for establishing a medical clinic which would help
the people of that community to improve on their health. This clinic could work
as an emergency clinic before a patient is referred to other places.
We have made
a beginning budget of $2,500, which
would include renting a small house, medicine, testing strips and paying a
nurse’s salary. This clinic would be able to stand on its own after 3 months.
This is a
noble cause, we are calling upon you to agree and pray with us. Together, we can
make a difference and change lives.
Your servant in Christ
Dr. Gilbert Birungi
Uganda, Africa
