Thursday, May 22nd: Well the team was up early and Julius, Chad, Brandon and Emily had to pack all there bags for the trip to Arusha today. After breakfast we headed to St. Joseph's Hospital. We started off by seeing some patients while they were getting the OR ready for our first surgery. I … Read more
Wednesday, May 20th: Wow what a day it has been! Thank you God for your strength and guidance today. Freeman drove Mark and Chad to St. Joseph's Hospital to see patients and do surgeries. They irrigated an infected knee and gave a shot to a nun who was having knee pain. Things don't always … Read more
Tuesday, May 19th: Jambo Hope Followers Today was another productive day for the team. The team started out with a hearty breakfast before Dr. Mark went back to St. Joseph's Hospital for more ortho surgeries. The rest of the team went to the out reach clinic in the remote countryside. The team was … Read more
Monday, May 18th: MHMeyer MD blogging this time. A busy day today. We worked at St Joseph's Hospital in Moshi. Did a proximal tibial osteotomy for valgus deformity after a fracture, a malunited supracondylar fracture, a non union of a both bone leg fracture, and an acute shoulder dislocation. Dr Phiipo, a third year … Read more
Sunday, May 17th: Today we woke up and had a great breakfast as a team. Gayle set out the game plan for the day. First, we had to practice our children's sermon that we were going to put on for the children at Tudor Village. We decided to talk about David and Goliath. Everyone was … Read more
Saturday, May 16th: Hello! Chad here. I stepped foot on three different continents yesterday! Beat my record by 200%. After two days of flying, the team crashed shortly after arriving in Tudor Village. Unfortunately, the roosters are broken here; they joined the symphony of animal and insect nocturnal mating calls. I am bunking with … Read more
Friday, May 15th. Today I woke up with alot of excitement because the team will be arriving this evening. I said special prayers for their safe journey. I am excited to share my experiences with these wonderful people. My day was kept busy with packing and making phone calls to set up our clinic … Read more
Thursday, May 14th: Thank you God for all the blessings today. I went to see my friend at the hospital and he was doing so much better. He was complaining about his arm hurting very badly where he had gotten an injection. I inquired with the nurse on what type of shot he had … Read more
Wednesday, May 13th: Today I would first like to send a special thanks to a very special person named Mike Boose, who was a key person in helping Dr. Reeder and I get the needed surgical equipment to do the much needed spinal and brain surgery at Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza. Mike you … Read more
Tuesday, May 12th: I thank you God every day for sending me to Africa. I feel so blessed. Tanzanians are the most loving, caring and grateful people. They appreciate the littlest things. I went to the hospital to see how my dear friend was doing and found out that he had a … Read more
We cannot do this without you. We ask that you would remember those who need love, nourishment, and physical, medical care in Tanzania. We ask God that He will open doors for Hope Ministries in 2021 to travel back to Tanzania, so we can once again serve those who need it most.
