More than 80% of the people who came for our
medical missions most likely would not have seen a doctor all year if we
weren't there. I say this not to shine light on ACF as an organization and
emphasize the work we do but to illustrate the need for accessible healthcare
in the rural areas of the world. Many people come just to receive free
medicine, a check-up for their family and free food. And yes with how great the
need is for medical help we could have set up
shop and simply distributed medication to everyone who wanted it, but what
makes us more than a humanitarian organization is our desire to primarily
introduce people to Christ. This desire is fueled by our personal experiences
with Gods love as well as a compassionate heart for the nations. For this
reason we designed the medical missions days to be organized so that first
patients would get their vitals checked, see the doctors, receive counseling,
THEN visit the pharmacy to pick up their medicine. The counsellors played the
role of spiritual doctors. Not every sickness that entered the school grounds
could be healed by medicine alone and more times than could be counted, prayer
was the best treatment. We have pictured here, our counsellors and translators.
Amazing men and women of God who listened to, prayed for and encouraged
everyone who came to their table. Since we are more than just flesh, it is our
responsibility to address more than the flesh and what we see on the surface.
We must pay attention to the body, mind AND spirit.
Pastor Emmanuel Ike one the counselors on the ACF 2016 missions team
Rev.Bolu Olowomeye counsels a youth in Totolim-Kumi, Uganda
Rev.Bolu Olowomeye during a counseling session
Brother Emeka Nwosu during a counseling session.
This year, in Uganda, we had six medical doctors
and one ophthalmologist. It was so amazing to have them come from different
parts of Uganda, the United States and even Spain. They were instrumental not
only in diagnosing, but also in catering to the patients they saw on a personal
level. It was and is more than just hearing the ailments, writing a
prescription and sending them off to the next station. With more than nine
hundred people waiting to see the doctors over
the span of two days they could have easily succumbed to the pressure of those
overwhelming numbers and rushed through the diagnosis' and to a degree we could
have called that success but they didn't. Success is more than getting the
maximum amount of people during the two days that we are there. Thankfully our
team shared that sentiment and the necessary time and attention was given to
everyone there. Pictured here are our doctors for this year's mission trip as
well as the translators who equally played a role in helping both patients and
doctors.
Dr.Chibuzo in action
Our ophthalmologist
Mrs.Grace Bassey in the pharmacy
Part of he Pharmacy team [Mrs. Ukwuani and Florence]
The team of ACF Missions Doctors and Nurses
Kelechi Okpa
ACF 2016 missions Team Member
