Report for Poltava Medical Projects
Added September, 16, 2003
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Last week, September 7-13, a group of medical volunteers from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Oklahoma led 10 medical clinics in the Poltava Oblast (state). Our East Central Ukraine region in which we work includes this state of Ukraine, and we partner with different churches and believers there to help new and young churches in that region.
Working along with the American volunteers were a number of Ukrainians who registered those who came, preached and witnessed, translated, worked as medical personnel, and just helped out with general needs.
The medical clinics were held in 10 different places where we have new, small churches. Over 1500 different people were treated resulting in approximately 2000 visits with a medical professional. This type of project is a great help in these communities helping the local people understand who evangelicals are, and that believers not only want to share a spoken word with them, but also to offer concrete help to them. In the clinics, medical doctors treated various conditions, dentists pulled many a bad tooth, and almost 1000 pairs of glasses were given to people who came for help.
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The clinics help create a level of awareness and respect among the citizens and officials in the community where they are held. Many hear the gospel preached, and many seeds are planted in lives that bear fruit not only on the day of the clinic, but for some time to come.
We ask you to PRAY that God's Spirit will use the Word spoken, Bibles given, acts of kindness and mercy, and seeds sown to bring forth a harvest in the lives of those who came to the clinics. PRAY for the young churches and missionaries working in the places where the clinics were held.
