While we seek to provide concrete help to those who are in need, our overall purpose in medical clinics is that those who come will hear the gospel. We are seeking to plant much seed in the hearts of many people in Ukraine. Many here do not have an understanding of the gospel, and may in the clinic for the first time hear the message of Christ. Since our focus as IMB missionaries is planting new churches, the majority of our clinic locations are planned with that in mind. Therefore, the clinics are held in places where the patience and flexibility of medical personnel is a necessity, and not a virtue. Some are held outdoors, in churches, hospital clinics, houses, government buildings, etc.

Since our goal is to have the greatest impact possible during the time you are here, in most cases we will plan to have clinics in multiple locations where young churches have begun, or are targeted to begin. This will require more moving and mobility, but it is worth it.