Millers to Tenwek 2-22!
Growing and Learning Chase Miller writes, “We are preparing to leave for Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya. Jimmy, Aaron and I will be traveling to Kenya together. Jimmy will have a 10 day trip to focus on water filter distribution in schools and churches. I will have the joy of working alongside my son Aaron as he serves with the Neurosurgery team for the month. I anticipate a busy trip overall as COVID restrictions have prevented many short-term missionaries from traveling. God has been blessing the hearing aid ministry so I plan to fit...
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Missions Zoom success We had 35 colleagues, including students and folks logging in from Mexico, Cambodia, Illinois, and other far-flung places to our second COVID Missions Zoom “Breakfast” on Saturday morning, January 29 from 9-11 with very edifying live reports, complete with PowerPoints, from 3 presenters back home and live reports from Cambodia and Mexico, all of whom have family and/or training ties to the Greater Rochester area. Our gathering opened with prayer and introductions, then started off with Ethan and Elizabeth Helm sharing...
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Missions Non-Breakfast! We had an wonderful experience last January at our first Missions Zoom “Breakfast” and were planning to do a combined in-person and Zoom meeting this year until the Omicron variety of COVID surged and pushed us out entirely into cyberspace. So this year we’ll be gathering again entirely on Zoom and hearing from the following speakers: Chase Miller, Jerry & Adelaide Svoboda, Patrick & Janelle Carbary, Clara Pak, and hopefully others who are out on the mission field now. Feel free to invite...
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Postponed due to Covid! Faith in Healthcare 2021 Feet in the Wilderness, Eyes on the Promised Land Originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 11, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm as noted below. We will repost when alternative arrangements have been made. We’ve enlisted two inspiring plenary speakers with more than a dozen seminar speakers and break-out sessions all focused on faith and various aspects of healthcare, so this year’s in-person (with Covid precautions) conference promises to be very encouraging. Topics Some of the topics include...
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Coronavirus: Lament and Recovery for Ourselves and Those We Serve Free Methodist Healthcare Fellowship September 18, 2021 (Virtual Only) The current pandemic has challenged us all in different ways. Grief, acute stress, and PTSD have been all too real. As Christians, we are instructed to weep with those who weep and mourn with those who mourn. For us to be able to fulfill this scripture we need to be aware of our own grief and emotional wellbeing. Unresolved grief often blocks us from being able to live out this calling. Intentionally giving...
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Two Missionary Updates The Millers in Africa After a 14-hour flight, Chase and Jimmy Miller arrived in Nairobi, Kenya with their son Isaiah on July 25 and passed through customs without any hold up. They’ve been very busy at Kenwek since then. Check out the details on their blog here and their final report here! Clara Pak going to Ethiopia Clara has just finished her 3rd year at URMC and is planning to take a year off before her last year in medical school to do missionary work in Addis Ababa with a seasoned missionary ophthalmologist,...
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Dear Colleagues, Jimmy and I are heading back to Tenwek Hospital with our son Isaiah on July 23. Despite many obstacles, including a surge of COVID in the region, the door remains open to serve the Kipsigis and Maasai people. We are hearing that the western part of Kenya is seeing high rates of COVID. Specifically, Bomet County where Tenwek Hospital is located has restricted movement in and out as well as curfews in place. Vaccination rates in Kenya remain lower than 1%. We will be moving back in time as we travel to serve and covet your...
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You’re Invited! Join us and our Buffalo CMDA of Western NY colleagues at a virtual conference online on Saturday, May 8 for our next Fusion Talk on Understanding Racism in Healthcare, Part II. May Fusion Talk: Understanding Racism in Healthcare, Part 2 Saturday, May 8 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Zoom Event Details Register Here (zoom link is in registration confirmation) Further Information Website Event See Flyer attached Recordings of Past Fusion Talks The Pandemic Goes to Church: COVID-19 & the Vaccine Who Goes First?: COVID-19 &...
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Around the World! We had an excellent turnout at our first COVID-19 Missions Zoom “Breakfast” on Saturday morning, January 23 from 9-11 with very edifying live reports, complete with PowerPoints, from five missionaries from Cambodia and several African nations on our panel, all of whom have family and/or training ties to the Greater Rochester area. There are both long-term and short-term opportunities overseas for any who are interested. Click here for a PDF with map locations, contact information, and prayer requests from our missionaries....
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Covid-19 & the Vaccine Event by CMDA of WNY cosponsored by MCCF Online ZOOM Meeting Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 7 – 8:30 pm As the world waits for the COVID-19 vaccine, there are a flood of questions. Who will the vaccine be available to first? Was it ethically developed? Is it safe? Will it end COVID-19? Can we trust the information? Come hear Ed Bednarczyk, PharmD, John Crane, MD, PhD and Rev. Julian Cook respond to these and many other questions related to the vaccine from a Christian worldview. Format for Event 7:00...
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