The coordinates are:
23 49' 04.36" S
35 20' 52.75" E
Saturday, January 31, 2009
A letter from Dr. Maia in Chicuque
Received from Dr. Eduardo Maia, in Chicuque, on 31 Jan 2009
Olá Don!
Desculpe a demora em respondê-lo. Estava fora de Moçambique no final de janeiro. Acho que a data é ótima, se Deus quiser estarei por aqui. Pode confirmar a reserva da Guest House. Estarei aguardando. Por favor confirme as especialidade dos médicos que estão vindo e os outros trabalhos que pretendem fazer, para que seja tudo organizado com antecedência.
Um abraço,
Eduardo Maia.
Translation:
Hi Don!
Please excuse my delay in responding to you. I was out of Mozambique at the end of January. I think the dates (for your travel) are excellent, God willing, I will be here. You can confirm your reservations at the Guest House. It will be saved for you. Please confirm the specialties of the doctors who are coming and the other work you’d like to do, so that everything can be organized ahead of time.
A hug.
Eduardo Maia
Olá Don!
Desculpe a demora em respondê-lo. Estava fora de Moçambique no final de janeiro. Acho que a data é ótima, se Deus quiser estarei por aqui. Pode confirmar a reserva da Guest House. Estarei aguardando. Por favor confirme as especialidade dos médicos que estão vindo e os outros trabalhos que pretendem fazer, para que seja tudo organizado com antecedência.
Um abraço,
Eduardo Maia.
Translation:
Hi Don!
Please excuse my delay in responding to you. I was out of Mozambique at the end of January. I think the dates (for your travel) are excellent, God willing, I will be here. You can confirm your reservations at the Guest House. It will be saved for you. Please confirm the specialties of the doctors who are coming and the other work you’d like to do, so that everything can be organized ahead of time.
A hug.
Eduardo Maia
Donations for Travelers
Donations for Travelers:
If you would like someone to make a donation in your name for the African mission trip, please tell them to do the following:
Make check to St. Paul’s UMC, 512 Logan, Helena, MT 59601
Memo line – Africa mission trip
Attach separate note with name of traveler
The donor will receive a "giving statement" for taxes at the end of 2009. We will keep track of monies received per person, and subtract that from the final amount due by the traveler.
If you would like someone to make a donation in your name for the African mission trip, please tell them to do the following:
Make check to St. Paul’s UMC, 512 Logan, Helena, MT 59601
Memo line – Africa mission trip
Attach separate note with name of traveler
The donor will receive a "giving statement" for taxes at the end of 2009. We will keep track of monies received per person, and subtract that from the final amount due by the traveler.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Chicuque
Here's the web site for the Chicuque Rural Hospital, where we'll be going in June 2009.
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/health/hospitals/chicuque/
Founded by a Methodist missionary in 1913, today the hospital provides healthcare to approximately 500,000 men, women and children in Mozambique, southeast Africa.
From AIDS outreach programs and tuberculosis vaccinations to emergency surgery and physical therapy, the hospital's doctors, technicians and nurses struggle daily to meet the dire needs of their patients. Supplies that are considered fundamental in American healthcare - gauze and gloves or formula for newborns - are not guaranteed to the patients of Chicuque. Despite the hardships, Chicuque Rural Hospital has one of the best reputations in the country
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/work/health/hospitals/chicuque/
Founded by a Methodist missionary in 1913, today the hospital provides healthcare to approximately 500,000 men, women and children in Mozambique, southeast Africa.
From AIDS outreach programs and tuberculosis vaccinations to emergency surgery and physical therapy, the hospital's doctors, technicians and nurses struggle daily to meet the dire needs of their patients. Supplies that are considered fundamental in American healthcare - gauze and gloves or formula for newborns - are not guaranteed to the patients of Chicuque. Despite the hardships, Chicuque Rural Hospital has one of the best reputations in the country
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Planning Meeting of 7 Jan 2009
A few of us were able to meet on 7 January to hammer out planning items:
Don Skillman
Liz Harter
Margaret and Sid Godolphin
Debbie Irby
Art and Bonnie Howell
Jennifer Williams
Wally Jankowski
Probable Travelers to Mozambique in 2009 are:
1-Don Skillman
2-Andrew Skillman
3-Kayla Mann (Don’s 22 yo niece)
4-Art Howell
5-Bonnie Howell
6-Wally Jankowski
7-Jennifer Williams
8-Mary Myers
9-Gwen Williams
10-Patti Bonness
11-Debbie Irby
Potential other travelers:
Carla Williams
Marianne Neisen
Dates:
We decided to leave Montana on June 15 and depart from Africa on 1 July.
Travel times are lengthy, so we may not begin working in Chicuque until 17 June, and we may spend 2 or 3 of our last days in Africa at the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Details will follow in later postings.
Don't buy your plane tickets just yet! We are still trying to confirm that other groups won't be at Chicuque at the same time we're planning to be there, and the dates may therefore change a little. As soon as things are settled, we'll tell you!
Don Skillman
Liz Harter
Margaret and Sid Godolphin
Debbie Irby
Art and Bonnie Howell
Jennifer Williams
Wally Jankowski
Probable Travelers to Mozambique in 2009 are:
1-Don Skillman
2-Andrew Skillman
3-Kayla Mann (Don’s 22 yo niece)
4-Art Howell
5-Bonnie Howell
6-Wally Jankowski
7-Jennifer Williams
8-Mary Myers
9-Gwen Williams
10-Patti Bonness
11-Debbie Irby
Potential other travelers:
Carla Williams
Marianne Neisen
Dates:
We decided to leave Montana on June 15 and depart from Africa on 1 July.
Travel times are lengthy, so we may not begin working in Chicuque until 17 June, and we may spend 2 or 3 of our last days in Africa at the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Details will follow in later postings.
Don't buy your plane tickets just yet! We are still trying to confirm that other groups won't be at Chicuque at the same time we're planning to be there, and the dates may therefore change a little. As soon as things are settled, we'll tell you!
Initial Posting to Blog for 2009 Mission trip to Mozambique
Hello Friends,
This blog will initially serve as a repository of information as we prepare for our mission trip to Mozambique. I'll try to keep information here so that you won't necessarily need to create your own filing system, and so others can also get access to information without being part of our email group.
Please feel free to add information or ask questions here.
This blog will initially serve as a repository of information as we prepare for our mission trip to Mozambique. I'll try to keep information here so that you won't necessarily need to create your own filing system, and so others can also get access to information without being part of our email group.
Please feel free to add information or ask questions here.
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