CMDA WNY Conf 2021
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 medical missions, understanding racism in healthcare,...
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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 space for grief is not easy, often messy and...
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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, Dr. Kempen. Click here for more info. Clara is...
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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 prayers!!! Click here to read our attached letter....
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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 & the Vaccine Understanding Racism in Healthcare, Part 1...
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