Vol. 32, No. 1Summer 2012

102 N. Locust ■ Searcy, Arkansas 72143 ■ 501.268.9511 ■ www.ihcf.net

Medical Outreach to PrisonsMatthew 25:36

Talk about “two birds with onestone” . . . In Matthew 25:36, in the sameverse Jesus says, “I was sick and youlooked after me, I was in prison and youcame to visit me.” For many years we have been in-volved in helping sick prisoners when theneed arises. Most often the prisoners arebrought, accompanied by guards, to ourclinic or hospital for help. A few weeks ago, we tried some-thing new. Working with a prison ministerthat we know well, we sponsored a one-day mobile clinic in the Aba, Nigeriafederal prison. We provided doctors andnurses from Nigerian Christian Hospitalfor this special day. Some local ministersalso attended and did some preaching andteaching. On this single day we treated 562prisoners! The sick were treated for ma-laria, worms, and many other ailments.It was a great day that far exceeded ourexpectations. We even received a letterfrom the Deputy Controller of Prisons.His letter says in part, “Apart fromsupplying the prisoners with medicine and treatment,you went further to baptize eight inmatesrecently. We are grateful to you for allyour activities in the Aba prison and praythat God will protect and bless you. Wealso pray that he will replenish yourpurse so that from time to time yourblessings will again be extended to us.”

We are making plans to expand and repeat thisoutreach to prisons including a women's prison.It cost $360 to sponsor a day of medical help at aprison. If you wish to help with this, mark yourcheck for "Prison Medical Outreach."

Since 2008, we have purchased8,231 Bibles for our patients.The chaplains at each clinic andhospital have both English andAfrican language Bibles avail-able to give to those patientsthat they believe are “seekers.”It cost about $6 to furnish aBible to a patient. Many Biblesare needed at this time.

Lay It On ThickPalmer Hospital NeedsPainting

The smaller of our twoNigerian hospitals is PalmerHospital, located in the vil-lage of Ikot Usen, in AkwaIbom State. Palmer Hospitalis a 20 bed “country hospital”that has two doctors and asupport staff of about 30Christian workers, includinga full-time chaplain. Palmer was lastpainted about eight years agoand the buildings are badly inneed of a new coat of paint.While the painting will makethe hospital look much bet-ter, it will also help preservethe buildings, especially thewood components. The pricesbelow include painting insideand out and include allmaterials. We are looking forsponsors for various sectionsof the hospital including:Main Hospital BuildingNurse’s HousingNurse’s Aid housingThe Doctor’s houses (2)Visiting medical teams house

The total for the entireproject is $6323. If you areinterested in helping withthis project, let us know andmark any gifts “PalmerHospital painting.”

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Seven sessions alsowere approved as nursing“contact hours” and were eligi-ble for continuing educationcredit. These sessions wereespecially helpful to nursesneeding to satisfy certainlicensing and credentialingrequirements. At the Friday night ban-quet, Janice Bingham wasawarded the Farrar Award forService in Medical Missions,named in honor of medicalmissionary pioneers Henry andGrace Farrar. Ralph and JoycePerry were given the BoydAward for International Chris-tian Service. Each year the seminaris a blessing to many. Wewould love for you to comeand join us in Texas. The 2013seminar will once again beheld in the Dallas–Fort Wortharea on January 18 and 19.Make plans to come and bewith us. Keep checking ourwebsite, www.ihcf.net asmore information becomesavailable.

Missions Seminar

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continued from page 2ChaplainSponsorsNeeded When a patient comes to becared for in one of our clinics orhospitals we strive to show the loveof Jesus at every point of contact.Even though it is our hope and inten-tion for them . . . to be touched forChrist in all contacts, experience hasshown us that it is best to havedesignated chaplains at all clinicsand hospitals who have the primaryrole as spiritual resources for thepatients. These chaplains make theirway around the clinics and hospitalsoffering prayer, encouragement, anddiscussion or Bible study with anypatients or family members who areinterested. Many times, follow-up isdone in the patient’s villages whenthe chaplain comes by for a visit.At this time, sponsors are needed fortwo chaplain positions. For Brother David Ebere,Assistant Chaplain at NigerianChristian Hospital, $50 per month isneeded. He has another partialsponsor but this amount of sponsor-ship is lacking for him. He is doing avery good job assisting Brother JacobNwachi, our head chaplain. A sponsor is also neededfor the chaplain at Palmer Hospitalin Nigeria. His sponsorship of $100/month is needed. He has proven tobe a very hard worker and an excel-lent teacher. If you are able to help witheither of these positions call or writeTom Carr 501.268.9511 ortom.ihcf@sbcglobal.net or send anote to our office in Searcy.

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Deidra Beene Mark & Rosemary HilliardDr. Kenneth Brown Timothy & Judith McKeeLisa Carr Diane G.H. Kilmer Jay & Jessa SextonTom & Lisa Carr Carl & Frankie MitchellTim & Belinda Curtis Tom & Lisa CarrC.W. & Rose Davis Joe SpauldingDave & Annette Davis Janet & Paul WhiteGrace Farrar Jim & Helen CostelloLarry Froman Claudette SmithJoy Haney Oberlin Church FamilySteve & Samantha Hayner Lois NeatheryCharlie Hilliard Mark-Aaron & Celeste HilliardThe Deryl Hilliard Family Mark & Rosemary HilliardIsaac Hilliard Mark-Aaron & Celeste HilliardDr. Maurice Hood Sara ImersheinTrevor Horn Douglas & Jill HornTara Jacobson Mark & Rosemary HilliardThe Chuck Jones Family Mark & Rosemary HilliardThe Kevin Jones Family Mark & Rosemary HilliardSugie Jones Mark & Rosemary HilliardDr. & Mrs. Maurice Lawson Carol & Frankie MitchellAnn McCurley Mark & Karen McCurleyMark & Karen McCurley Jack and Penny Arnold N. Bruce & Patrice RobinsJudy McDowell Dennis McDowellThe Gary Merritt Family Mark & Rosemary HilliardJohn & Donna Morgan Harley & Linda WeatherlyIvy Denise Rine Carl & Frankie MitchellJack Sexton Jay & Jessa SextonJonas Sexton Jay & Jessa SextonKristie Smith Claudette SmithDon & Barbara Thompson Randy & Nancy Cornwell Jim Wagster Family Claudette SmithPatty Wilson Mildred GrooverRandy & Barbara Wilson Janet & Paul White

For quicker memorial or honor acknowlegements, feel free to phone in yourrequest to International Health Care Foundation to Fleta Mooney

at 501.268.9511. You may use credit cards for these gifts.

MemorialsMrs. Adams Don & Virginia WortonJoy Alexander Wanda Hart Carl & Frankie MitchellHarold Barnett Carl & Frankie MitchellShirley Boyd James & Lillian Dungan Mrs. James Mills Jack & Helen Plummer David RivoireDr. A.R. & Ruth Brown Marion PerkinsSammie Burden Dan & Betsy Burden Carl & Frankie Mitchell Fleta MooneyKathryn Campbell Stuart & Cecilia JonesDr. Jimmy Carr Mrs. James MillsMr. & Mrs. Cecil Chaffin Phillip & Nancy EichmanGilbert D. Cheney Rodger & Linda BowenBetty Culp Carl & Frankie MitchellKyle Degge Carl & Frankie MitchellAlyssa Dix Rodger & Linda BowenHenry Farrar Jim & Helen Costello John & Fay Kieffer Mrs. James Mills Barbara O’Kee David & Lynette OliverBilly Frye Carl & Frankie MitchellHortensin Garrett Rod & Laura HyattLenora Cottrill Goddard Tom & Lisa CarrJuanita Hall Linda ColemanFaye Housley Carl & Frankie MitchellGarland Howard Don & Virginia WortenStewart Hudson Martha HudsonMaxine Jacoby Carl & Frankie MitchellJoann Julian Owana KiddAvril Keoughan Bonnie Groy Mr. & Mrs. K. KamauohaMilton (Mel) Kidd Owana KiddMolly Lewis Don & Virginia Worton

Kenneth Magness Carl & Frankie MitchellNell Manor Carl & Frankie MitchellDurward McGaha Glenn Boyd Carl & Frankie MitchellCarl E. Meade Tom & Lisa CarrE.J. & Metta Moore Glenn BoydPat Mott Lillie ErwinJoyce Murdock Carl & Frankie MitchellRose Normington Ron & Chris CobleLena Payne Joe SpauldingDr. Neale Pryor Jim & Lori SheltonSylvia Southern Rogers Delbert & Beverly LanfordMaxie Lou Scudder Carl & Frankie MitchellChad Sims Owana KiddHerman K. Smith Claudette SmithKeith Smith Claudette SmithKim Smith Claudette SmithNorma Ray Smith Carl & Frankie MitchellJames Spears Shannon & Wanda SpearsDon J. Stacey Charles & Alma MahaffeyWade Welch Don & Virginia WortenJack Weldon Carl & Frankie MitchellMarilyn Kidd Whitaker Owana KiddLois White Carl & Frankie MitchellJean Wolfe Merle & Ann Atkins Dana & Kay Atkins Jeffry & Jackie Boyd Billie Carter Glen & Mary Helen Clayton Betty Davis David & Leah Freeze Steve Hofener Family Johnny & Jana Karstetter Carl & Frankie Mitchell Clois & Ann Robertson Southwest AG Services, Inc. Gary & JoAnn Woods Wright & Associates Mike & Julie WynnDr. Morris Womack Don & Virginia Worten

Cancer Treat-ments Beginat NCHPhysicians Treat andBecome a Resource

While surgeries toremove cancer are not new atNigerian Christian Hospital,the ongoing treatment ofcancer patients is. Dr. KelechiEguzo, Chief Medical Directorat NCH has a special interestin oncology. He has slowlybegun treating more andmore patients who deal withcancer as an ongoing illness. Oncology services areuncommon in Nigeria andother African countries out-side of large metropolitanareas. Typically, only the mostaffluent patients can affordto travel outside their regionsto these large cities that haveoncologists and medicinesavailable. Out of this shortage ofcancer services in more ruralareas was born an idea . . .first to begin offering cancertreatment at NCH as an on-going service and secondly tobecome a resource for otherareas without cancer treat-ment resources. Dr. Kelechi Eguzo andDr. Chisara Umezurike(physicians at NCH) teamedup with American physicians,Dr. Brian Camazine and Dr.Charlotte Jacobs to author abooklet titled “Where there isno Oncologist.” This bookletis now in print and is beingoffered to other clinics andhospitals around the world

that have cancer patientswho need help but no trainedoncologist nearby to helpthem. If you are interested infinding out more about theNCH Cancer Treatment Pro-gram or how you can help,please contact Tom Carr attom.ihcf@sbcglobal.net

Photo above —Ozioma Whittaker, son of mission-ary doctor Bob Whittaker examinesthe new booklet, “Where There isNo Oncologist” along with Chi-buzo and Nnaemeka Eze, sons ofone of our NCH doctors. All threeyoung men are pre-med majors atHarding University.

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Dr. Kelechi Eguzo, NCH oncologist

Doctors & NursesNeededMore and more of our medical mis-sion work is being done by Christianmedical workers in their owncountries and that is as it should be.From time to time there are situa-tions that still warrant the involve-ment of American workers. Wepresently know of three such situa-tions.

The first is Tanzania Christian Clinic,located near Mt. Kilimanjaro. Thisclinic was founded by Drs. Dannyand Nancy Smelser. Danny is anM.D. and Nancy is a PhD nurse. TheSmelsers are looking for a U.S.doctor to split time with them inTanzania. Dr. Smelser would like tospend about half of his time eachyear in Tanzania and half in the U.S.A doctor joining his work wouldlikely do the same thing.

The second situation is at FisherfolkClinic in Tanzania. This is a clinic westarted two years ago. Bob andMichelle Bentley have done a mar-velous job in getting this clinic upand running and it does run well. The Bentley’s two year commitmentis over and we are looking for adoctor or mid-level practitioner tocome in after them. This village(Kigombe) is predominately Muslimand lies directly on the Indian Ocean.

Dr. Bob Whittaker has begun a newwork in Swaziland. He is currentlyseeking two American nurses tocome and work with him in estab-lishing a new clinic in that country.

All of these positions would requiremissionaries who could provide oracquire their own support. If inte-rested, contact our office or emailtom.ihcf@sbcglobal.net

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“Religious beliefs” isone of the highest motivationsfor individuals planning toleave a charitable bequest intheir will or estate plans.Many individuals plan to atleast tithe or give 10% of theirestate to ministry when theypass away. Have you ever con-sidered leaving an estate gift toyour local church or anotherministry such as IHCF AfricanChristian Hospitals? Such agift is a tremendous way (1)to make a final statementabout what is important toyou and (2) to make a majorimpact by helping those inyour church, community or

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Bibles for all facilities

1000 needed @ $6 per Bible

Blood Pressure Monitors

20 needed @ $35 each

Basic Utility Vehicle

for NHC $7,000

Medical Outreach to Prisoners

Sponsorship $360

Reading Glasses

$2/each, 500 needed

Hospital Mattresses

$60/each, 50 needed

Surgical Drapes

10 $140

John C. Murphy, IILeaves IHCFMinistry EstateGift

The late John Murphy ofIthaca, New York will blessmany sick in Africa throughan inclusion of this ministryin his will. Although the gifthas not been received yet,we are so very grateful forhis generous act and themany lives that will beblessed because of it.