Saturday and Sunday June 4 & 5

Saturday & Sunday, June 3 and 4, Hi this is Gayle.   Wow the outreach clinics have been unbelievable.  We saw 220 patients in the last two days.  Their stories break your hearts.  They come with debilitating injuries or illness that they have been suffering with for years.  They are not able to get treated … Read more

June 2nd

Friday, June 2nd Hi everyone, you’re hearing from Foster again! Today had many obstacles, but through God’s grace and His gifts of patience and perseverance, we were able to work through those challenges and accomplish a lot today. We had a bit of a timing issue early in the morning due to some unexpected challenges … Read more

Thursday, June 1st

Thursday,  June 1st Hi everyone! Foster here. Today was our first day of the trip, as well as my first full day in Tanzania! I’ve been so incredibly fortunate to learn so much about the culture and people here, and I can’t wait to get to know more and meet many new people as the … Read more

Friday, January 13

Hello everyone, Olivia here today! Today as a group we had a travel day back to Arusha! We have a lot of emotions today as it was our last full day in Tanzania. Tonight at supper we did a little activity to prepare for our separation and heading home after so much time spent together. … Read more

Wednesday, January 11

Hello everyone, Olivia here today! We had a busy day in the OR where Dr. Sutton and Dr. Inyasi and the other medical team members performed another total knee replacement! I got the chance to scrub into the OR today and get to assist Dr. Sutton. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to scrub … Read more

Tuesday, January 10

Hello everyone! Emma here! Today we were back at Bugando Hospital to do another total knee replacement surgery! We got to the OR and had one operation today. Olivia started her first catheter today… yay! Once we prepped our patient for the procedure, we got everyone scrubbed in and ready to go. I scrubbed in … Read more

Monday, January 9th

January, January 9th Hi everyone, it Michaela here. We took a flight yesterday from Arusha to Mwanza where we will be until Friday. Some of us went to the Bugando hospital which is about a 1,000 bed hospital. This included, Gayle, Emma, Dr. Sutton, and I. When we arrived we were overwhelmed by how many … Read more

Saturday, January 7th

Saturday, January 7th   I am just so excited to report that I went to the hospital yesterday and talked to all the doctors about the patients we did surgery on and saw in clinic.  They are doing great and many were released from the hospital yesterday and were given bus fare to get home.  … Read more

Friday, January 6th

The team is out on safari and I have a meeting with administration and orthopedic surgeon on the possibility of bringing a special program to their hospital which would help a lot of people this afternoon.  Please pray for the knowledge for all of use as we explore how Hope Ministries can collaborate with Selian. … Read more