January 26 is Republic Day in India, which celebrates the anniversary of the date the Indian Constitution became effective. The celebration here began in the morning with flag raising, speeches, singing and dancing at both the hospital and the school. In the afternoon and evening there were games and friendly competitions Read More...
Families waiting outside the hospital, often for several days, while a family member is a patient are entertained by many birds in a large aviary. With the construction of the new mother-child center, the aviary needed to be moved. No problem for Dr. Henry. Just build a new one. Today the Read More...
When a child at Country Club drops her old legos into a box in the hallway on the way to Sunday School, she has no idea where those legos are going. When a mother writes a $35 check for a baby box she has no idea what baby will end up Read More...
Yesterday was a big day! The Director of Medical Services for the entire State of Chattisgaar, along with other officials, visited the hospital and granted us permission to give vaccines. Today we are acquiring a refrigerator to store the vaccines and within a few days the vaccines will begin. This is Read More...
Eighty Six percent of the women deliver their babies at home. While “home birth” may seem like a romantic notion to those of us in the US, it is actually a critical health hazard in India. We are talking no pre-natal care, no sterile conditions. We are talking women with malnutrition and Read More...
Our joy was multiplied when our first days in Mungeli overlapped with the last two days of six outstanding nurses/nursing students from the University of San Diego. After chapel and rounds on Wednesday, we joined Drs. Anil and Teresa and all the nurses and nursing students for a presentation by the USD Read More...
Just to the right of the pulpit, a sign warns “Caution Radiation Area.” A tender young nurse in a white sari stands at the pulpit clapping her hands and leading the songs for morning chapel. So what is the danger? The old chapel has been demolished. Built in the 1950s, it Read More...
On our tour of Christian Hospital Mungeli when we arrived less than two weeks ago, we were shown some bare concrete rooms and told they would become the new pharmacy. On Saturday Rick Cook prayed and cut the ribbon at the official opening. A building that was originally a ward, and more Read More...
A subset of the group headed into the hills on Tuesday afternoon searching for the elusive Tiger, an Indian safari. Eight of the students and staff joined Susan, Elizabeth, Karen and Richard for the adventure. The path to our destination was revealed the old fashion way, asking which way at every Read More...
[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Our "guardian angels" (4th year, or intern, student nurses) successfully guided us through the Mungeli market Friday evening. After many purchases ranging from toilet paper to saris, we enjoyed a great dinner at a Read More...
Our Mission Team continues to connect with new friends in India.
Images from the India Mission Trip on Friday.
Susan Garner teaches a yoga class to 7th graders at the Rambo School.
[cs_content][cs_section parallax="false" style="margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;"][cs_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" style="margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;"][cs_column fade="false" fade_animation="in" fade_animation_offset="45px" fade_duration="750" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px;"][cs_text]Our first full day in Mungeli was a busy one. Chapel at 7:30 a.m., where we were introduced to the community, followed by rounds with Dr. Henry. After breakfast we headed to a small Read More...
Two mission teams from Country Club Christian Church are serving at Christian Hospital Mungeli in India. Follow this blog to learn more about their work.
