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December 2012
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GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY CLINIC ENCOUNTERS
A review of the past 18 months shows just how dramatic a jump in the number of patient encounters this past year thanks to enhanced funding.
And you thought Eagle Road was bad. Hippos, crocodiles, and a strong current make the Sabaki River a dangerous intersection to cross.
This river has claimed the lives of many over the years: their children, grandparents, aunts and uncles. They use this river, like we use our cars and it has been the only way to get to the places they need to go for everyday life. The strong current of the river often overturns the canoes and their bodies are washed downriver to the ocean just a few miles away, never to be seen again. That is why when we partnered with them and helped them see how they could stop this, they were willing to cleared the nine miles of bush to make a road. They have been empowered. IMAGINE HURRICANE SANDY EVERY YEAR To add insult to injury, though, the climate is changing. In the past they lived and planned around the pattern of short and long rains, but now the unpredictability of the rains is creating even more havoc. The week before I arrived in Kenya, it rained so much that the road was flooded in two areas, making it im-
A DECADE IN REVIEW
Over the past ten years, 25,850 patient encounters have been recorded at the clinic. An analysis of significant changes reflects paid staffing fluctuations depending on income and success or challenges with volunteer recruitment and retention.
The drainage from my oral infection was making me quite ill and my teeth were beyond repair. But soon, thanks to Genesis, I will have dentures, will not be ashamed of my appearance, and have the confidence and incentive to continue on the road to better health. -Renee Ries, Dental Clinic Patient
I Can Do This!
Jim has been an uncontrolled Type 2 diabetic for many years. Based on his chart, the medical world would label him as non-compliant. In the past, other medical providers had been ineffective with helping Jim keep his blood sugars in check. Q: How do we make him healthier? A: We cant this is his responsibility. In the past, whenever he was admonished to stop eating fast food, he simply stopped listening and didnt modify his eating behaviors. So instead of prescribing change, we taught him how to count carbohydrates. This helps him determine the right amount of insulin to take after each meal. Our volunteer nursing team met with him to teach him these new skills and how to measure out his insulin for each meal. It worked! Jim was so excited that he understood how to count carbs he blurted out, I can do this! Sometimes with all of our medical knowledge, we forget that the simplest method might be to just meet the patient where they are and giving them simple tools that they can use to improve their health.
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DECEMBER 2012
INSPIRING HEALTH
THERE ARE MANY WAYS GENESIS CAN BE A RESOURCE FOR YOUR CONGREGATION: A place to refer benevolence requests when medical attention is needed Moment for Mission presentation during a service (2, 5, or 10 minutes in length)
Pulpit supply we have two staff members who have served as pastors (Pentecostal/evangelical/mainline) Primary medical services provided at GWM for your visiting missionaries (both furloughed and foreigners) Presentations and Workshops for Sunday school classes, small groups, missions committee, deacon or elders boards: Introduction to the Culture of Poverty Effective Empowerment Principles and Tools Perspectives on Christian Community Development Keeping the Body (of Christ) healthy Dealing with congregational mental health issues
Contact Us Genesis World Mission 215 W. 35th Street Garden City, ID. 83714 208-384-5218
collins@genesisworldmission.org
www.genesisworldmission.org
We also have ways for your church to use Genesis as an extension of your local or international mission efforts through:
Volunteering locally at the Garden City Community Clinic or on Genesis special projects (individuals/groups) Joining our board of directors to build a vibrant organization Praying for our missions needs or being involved in direct prayer ministry to patients Giving financially to support organizational growth International missions partnerships
Ways your congregation can get to know more about Genesis work
Brief or detailed bulletin insert, including volunteer opportunities and program info Foyer table display staffed by Genesis representative Informational DVD to run during a service, meeting or at the display table Group tour of GWM facility to church members or church staff
Most not-for-profits understand the importance of maximizing your resources and Genesis World Mission has certainly done that with its facility. Our plans for adding two more counseling rooms, a dental operatory and a reception booth are now in the permitting phase and we hope to be finished with construction by the end of February. We will then be making full use of every inhabitable square foot in the building!
passable, so they have to go back to using the river. And this flooding is holding up the construction of the clinic and the delivery of the container of medical supplies. Even then, these people who struggle every day to eke out a living still have hope and determinationwhich so encourages me! The community has done all they can to make this road safe. We always knew that this road was a huge challenge for Burangi and we will not give up on them or let this prevent them from having access to health care. The empowerment model that we are using works! This community has taken ownership of their problems. Now we are coming alongside of them to get culverts placed in the two sections of the road that floods. When finished, Burangi will continue to build its clinic, be able to get to the market consistently, take their children to school, vote, go to church, see friends: all of the everyday things that families everywhere need and want to do.
Since this fall, however, with help from the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation, we have already created more storage space in our warehouse with new shelving racks and resurfaced the parking lot, long overdue for some maintenance. Also, thanks to the Harry W Morrison Foundation, a growing sinkhole behind our building was successfully remediated.
DECEMBER 2012
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PAID
215 W 35th Street Garden City ID 83714
www.genesisworldmission.org
Sunday March 3, 2013 5 PM Faith Hope and Charity Dinner and Auction
Corporate/Foundation Gifts
For Genesis World Mission Dittrich Family Charitable Gift Fund in the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, $2000
Honorary Gifts
Cathi Danzer for Lori Apel Andrew and Jacqueline Kristensen for
Daniel Kristensen
Memorial Gifts
Jim and Mary Rickerd for our parents, Wilber
& Leona and Martin & Gertrude
Annual Sponsorships let people know who your business stands beside
Would you like people to know your business supports the goal of healthier communities? Were now offering sponsorship packages for our 2013 events which provide visibility for your business throughout the year.
For information contact Linnea at 854-3928
clinic operations, $20,000 Angels Among Us Foundation for Dental Clinic, $5000 St. Lukes Community Health Initiative for clinic operations, $3000
Rick and Shauna Williams for Matt Sell, MD Steven Reames for Win Apel Montie and Ann Ralstin
for Ann Vycital for Norma Kuhn.
Raising Expectations
Theres more to raise than money; and faith is a huge aspect of how we operate on a daily basis. You are welcome to join us at the clinic on Wednesday January 2nd at 6 PM for an hour of prayer for 2013. Please RSVP to Linnea at 8543928 or collins@genesisworldmission.org
Donate At
www.genesisworldmission.org 215 W 35 St Garden City ID 83714