http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog West Africa Partners Blog Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:52:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings, It has been five months since arriving in Sierra Leone to head up the work for Willamette Medical Teams and the time has truly flown by. Transitions such as this are always a challenge for a family of five but we are happy to report that our family is doing ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/clinics-health-care/willamette-medical-teams-may-2010-newsletter.php [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSfyTNhkpwI[/youtube]ShareThis http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/churches/jbc-youth-trip-sierra-leone-submitted-by-mike-dedera.php Senegal Clinic   The second thing I noticed was the sigh. It had a dramatic quality, as though a mother were empowered to cast off the cumulative burden of heat and disease and despair…all in one expansive breath. After noting the sigh, my eyes were then fixed upon what had first caught ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/clinics-health-care/senegal-clinic-story-from-jerry-mcintosh.php Our medical team left Portland on February 13th, 2010 to conduct a primary care clinic in Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone. Our team consisted of one physician, seven nurses, two medical technologists, one EMT and four lay persons. I will summarize the trip based on the mission objectives outlined in my correspondence ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/churches/february-13-24-2010-team-to-sierra-leone-willamette-medical-teams.php This posting is from a letter sent by Chad Courtney (Country Director – Sierra Leone - Willamette Medical Teams) to Jerry McIntosh (Director – Willamette Medical Teams).   A trip was taken on the 22nd and 23rd of January by Chad Courtney and Ben Margai (local pastor/church planter).  The purpose of the ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/clinics-health-care/gbangbatok-preclinic-trip.php The mission team from Grace Community Church in Chico, California led by Pastor Dave Workman was in Tissana, Sierra Leone in November 2009. The 3-member team was there to follow up on several past educational and agriculture projects, present a seminar for local area pastors and laying the groundwork for ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/churches/tissana-trip-november-2009.php Greetings to you all!! I made it back from Sierra Leone in time for Thanksgiving and in pretty good shape! (My bum was sore & I had a few bug bites--nothing to complain about--just happy to be done with a near 40 hours of travel !)  Thanksgiving with family was ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/churches/back-from-binkolo-sierra-leone.php It is amazing to me that we are finally in Makeni after 2 ½ weeks in Freetown. I feel as if we have been in Sierra Leone forever! This is my 3rd trip to Sierra Leone, and of course different than all the others because it’s Royal Servants. ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/royal-servants/july-19-2009-sierra-leone-royal-servants.php This is to promote our child sponsorship feeding program in Sierra Leone, Africa. If you want to sponsor a child please go to http://thebridgeofhope.us (non-profit & tax deductible) and click on 'sponsor a child' and donate via PayPal's secure site where you can sign up to automatically pay for a ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/the-bridge/child-sponsorship-in-sierra-leone.php The team from Grace Community Church (Chico, CA) returned from a 10 visit to Sierra Leone on May4th.  During the time in Sierra Leone the team held several days of medical clinic, fixed the well pump at the village clinic (only working well in the village), implemented plans for the ... http://www.westafricapartners.org/blog/churches/tissana.php