Medical Mission; Mindoro

It was awesome to be a part of the Medical Mission that took place at the base in Mindoro.  We had 3 doctors and 4 dentists (from Norway and the Philippines) who volunteered their time and skills to help the people of Mindoro.  Medical and dental care comes with a price here in the Philippines, so many people can't afford to see a dentist or doctor; they just struggle on despite being in severe pain or having some sort of illness.

Over 400 people came to the base and received free consultation with a doctor and dentist and had treatment there and then.  Many, many...many teeth were extracted by the dentists and the doctors were able to diagnose and treat many illnesses that the children and adults had.







We also had a pharmacy station providing the patients with the medication they needed...all for free! What a great way to bless them!

This was such a success and was truly appreciated by the people of Mindoro, we went to a nearby prison and did the same there. Over a hundred inmates felt the love of God through the service the medical team freely gave them.  They felt no judgement, no condemnation, no feeling of being belittled that day; just felt blessed and cared for.




We walked from one village to another in Mindoro after visiting the 
prison.  The villagers wanted copies of the bible...so that's what we gave. We gave each of the 40 families a Tagalog bible, and they were so grateful. These people have realised that in their despair, it's only in the Word of God and a relationship with Him that peace, hope and joy lies.  We wanted to bless them in their situation, so as well as giving the best thing we could; The Bible, we also gave all the children tooth brushes and tooth paste, clean clothes and multivitamins.  We saw one boy who had been walking through the jungle and cut his leg on a branch 3 months ago.  The wound was really infected, and had been for the past 3 months.  Of course, lack of money meant that he could not see a doctor.  The doctor from the medical team was with us and was able to see the wound, so we cleaned it, dressed it and gave him a course of antibiotics to treat the infection.  It was quite amazing- in the little medication we brought with us 'just in case'; we had the exact antibiotics and amount that he needed!