Words from Gretchen

This was an article written by Gretchen in our January 2000 newsletter. (Today is her birthday and she would have been 69 yrs old.) CLINIC UPDATE We pray God has many special blessings for you this year.  This month begins our 7th year here – the year of Jubilee and

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New Admits to the Rescue Center

EMANISE She is 13 months old and weighed 22 pounds when admitted.  She has since lost 7 pounds of edema from her kwashiorkor.  She was referred to us from Children Health Ministries.  She was admitted with a 101 temp and this is her 2nd time with kwashiorkor.  Both of her

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May Clinic Review

Total consults = 2600 New patients = 558 Return patients = 2042 <1 yr = 355 1-5 yrs = 532 5-14 yrs = 316 pregnant women = 253 adults = 1144 Expenses = $6846.19 Education given = 2496 people (on diarrhea) Emergencies = 24 Babies born = 33 Total children

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Sacrificial Saturday

A beautiful example of sacrifice: While speaking at East Elementary School in Pendleton, IN this week, a third grader approached me (Lorraine), and with a very serious and committed tone said, “I am going to sell my bike this weekend and buy peanut butter for you with the money I

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