A decade ago, Sandy and Karen Baird, while on a mission in Arusha, Tanzania with University of Texas students and missionary friends Vernon and Mary Smith, met Dr. and Mrs. Byemba. They had experienced a harrowing escape from the Congo civil war and found their way to Arusha as part of a UN refugee program.
During this trip, Texas nursing student Lindsey Griffin gained a God-sized vision for the church to start a medical clinic and Dr. Byemba was clearly the answer God provided.
NHI leadership encouraged Lindsey to step out in courageous faith and God provided $45,000 to purchase the property. In just a few short months the Olorien Community Clinic began!
Ten years on the clinic has grown! Today, it provides a full-service medical facility including an in-house lab, imaging center, and pharmacy, The staff has ministered compassionately and skillfully to over 200,000 patients! Our resident counselor is able to share the love and hope of Christ with a predominately Islamic culture and many have come to know Jesus as Savior. In addition to all of this our mobile clinic offers medical camps regardless of distance, weather, or environment.
By God's grace, He answered a college student's prayer by providing a skilled doctor and staff, raising up faithful supporters, and changing thousands of lives!
PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER DONATING IN 2 SPECIFIC WAYS:
- $40 will provide annual medical costs for one family
- $140 will provide for a child's minor surgery