Hello, this is
the Maranatha Minute.
00:00:01.06\00:00:02.51
A year ago a small
group of volunteers
00:00:02.54\00:00:05.20
traveled to the country of Chad
00:00:05.23\00:00:06.91
to expand Bere
Adventist Hospital.
00:00:06.94\00:00:09.65
While there volunteers
built several patient wards
00:00:09.68\00:00:13.08
and operating room,
housing and laboratories.
00:00:13.11\00:00:16.62
In January 2014
another group of volunteers
00:00:16.65\00:00:20.14
returned to continue the work.
00:00:20.17\00:00:22.41
For 10 days participants
built a nursing school
00:00:22.44\00:00:25.18
at the Bere
Adventist Hospital campus.
00:00:25.21\00:00:28.03
The medical
facility is the only hospital
00:00:28.06\00:00:30.31
in a district of
about 200,000 people.
00:00:30.34\00:00:33.48
The Maranatha projects
have expanded the hospital
00:00:33.51\00:00:36.03
to provide better
and increase space
00:00:36.06\00:00:38.28
for patients,
surgery and recovery.
00:00:38.31\00:00:41.71
Watch more stories
about these mission trips
00:00:41.74\00:00:43.80
and more by subscribing
00:00:43.83\00:00:45.67
to the Maranatha Mission Stories
00:00:45.70\00:00:47.28
you tube channel at
youtube.com/missionstories.
00:00:47.31\00:00:51.58
Coming up,
listen to a conversation
00:00:51.61\00:00:53.58
on how medical
outreach on a project
00:00:53.61\00:00:55.80
is changing the way
doctors and dentists
00:00:55.83\00:00:58.60
practice back at home.
00:00:58.63\00:00:59.81
Hello there, I'm Dick Duerksen,
00:01:17.51\00:01:19.07
your host on
Maranatha Mission Stories.
00:01:19.10\00:01:21.22
Today's program
comes from Panama.
00:01:21.25\00:01:23.30
A mission trip that include
00:01:23.33\00:01:24.52
a group of medical professionals
00:01:24.55\00:01:26.52
who came with their
families to build a school,
00:01:26.55\00:01:29.42
their tools, trovis gloves,
00:01:29.45\00:01:31.66
safety glasses and helmets.
00:01:31.69\00:01:33.82
However, they
couldn't come to Panama
00:01:33.85\00:01:36.20
without also using
their medical skills.
00:01:36.23\00:01:39.91
After they came
back from a clinic
00:01:39.94\00:01:41.69
I sat down with
them around a table
00:01:41.72\00:01:43.42
and asked them how it went.
00:01:43.45\00:01:45.58
Come along and listen.
00:01:45.61\00:01:47.56
Okay, so you discovered
00:01:47.59\00:01:49.49
that you're gonna be able to do
00:01:49.52\00:01:50.73
a medical clinic on Sunday.
00:01:50.76\00:01:52.62
What were your
expectations when you heard
00:01:52.65\00:01:55.27
you're gonna go to
an indigenous tribe
00:01:55.30\00:01:58.15
who still dress in their way
00:01:58.18\00:02:02.32
and that you're gonna be
able to do a medical clinic
00:02:02.35\00:02:03.78
and that the government
00:02:03.81\00:02:04.84
probably isn't
really gonna care.
00:02:04.87\00:02:06.63
What were your expectations
of what you were doing?
00:02:06.66\00:02:08.58
Who wants to
answer me? Yes, sir.
00:02:08.61\00:02:11.78
Oh, flexibility was
the name of the game.
00:02:11.81\00:02:14.37
We had plan to do
this medical clinic
00:02:14.40\00:02:16.76
and it was on off, on off again.
00:02:16.79\00:02:20.47
In fact, the day
we flew down here
00:02:20.50\00:02:22.76
it was probably
not going to happen
00:02:22.79\00:02:24.59
because A, the medicines
were gonna be too expensive,
00:02:24.62\00:02:28.03
if we were
gonna get them at all.
00:02:28.06\00:02:30.15
So, we actually had decided
00:02:30.18\00:02:31.69
we probably shouldn't do it.
00:02:31.72\00:02:33.47
We came here and the
locals said, you know,
00:02:33.50\00:02:35.49
it really would be
nice if you did it after.
00:02:35.52\00:02:37.27
So we said, okay.
00:02:37.30\00:02:38.83
Then a local
physician came and said,
00:02:38.86\00:02:41.37
you know, I'm not sure,
00:02:41.40\00:02:42.54
you really should
have had the permit
00:02:42.57\00:02:44.58
for this that
takes two months to get
00:02:44.61\00:02:47.39
but we of
course, didn't get that.
00:02:47.42\00:02:49.69
She said she'd
be willing to come
00:02:49.72\00:02:51.12
along with four
of her colleagues
00:02:51.15\00:02:53.41
actually only she showed up
00:02:53.44\00:02:55.10
and it turned out to me
being awesome experience.
00:02:55.13\00:02:58.63
We had originally 13 of
us planed to go and ended up
00:02:58.66\00:03:02.32
that only four
was supposed to see
00:03:02.35\00:03:05.05
medical
patients and two dentists
00:03:05.08\00:03:07.32
but that was way too little
00:03:07.35\00:03:08.76
because we had such a big
group of patients through out.
00:03:08.79\00:03:12.05
So we ended up having a chip in
00:03:12.08\00:03:13.74
and we saw over 300
00:03:13.77\00:03:15.32
rather than that 50 to
100 that she has estimated.
00:03:15.35\00:03:17.09
Wow!
00:03:17.12\00:03:18.15
So, it was
really, really very nice.
00:03:18.18\00:03:19.94
Overwhelming even
to the local doctor?
00:03:19.97\00:03:21.64
Yes.
00:03:21.67\00:03:22.70
You know, they are
not accustoms of this.
00:03:22.73\00:03:24.26
They are not a custom to groups
00:03:24.29\00:03:25.68
coming and doing
what you did it off
00:03:25.71\00:03:27.93
and so it just totally strange.
00:03:27.96\00:03:30.16
Tell me your experience?
00:03:30.19\00:03:31.24
For a dental team you know,
00:03:31.27\00:03:32.30
we're actually quiet honored
00:03:32.33\00:03:34.09
and actually privileged to have
00:03:34.12\00:03:35.72
actually a dental missionary
00:03:35.75\00:03:37.85
from Bangladesh, Dr. Toledo,
00:03:37.88\00:03:39.94
who was out
there for four years.
00:03:39.97\00:03:41.06
So we were
actually ready for anything.
00:03:41.09\00:03:44.50
If you've been a
dentist in Bangladesh,
00:03:44.53\00:03:46.30
we're ready for anything.
00:03:46.33\00:03:47.36
We had about probably
a good 100 instruments
00:03:47.39\00:03:49.66
for any type of surgeries
00:03:49.69\00:03:51.27
and we're able to do
00:03:51.30\00:03:53.79
some productive
dental surgeries.
00:03:53.82\00:03:56.37
Lot to know we came,
we still have probably
00:03:56.40\00:03:58.69
good friend of the
100 patients or so.
00:03:58.72\00:04:00.91
So--
00:04:00.94\00:04:02.03
He saw how did, you
know, what are the problems
00:04:02.06\00:04:03.85
that we've had
everywhere in the world
00:04:03.88\00:04:05.89
is whatever you make or
how you find a dental chair?
00:04:05.92\00:04:08.82
What did you use
for dental chairs?
00:04:08.85\00:04:10.67
Well, I've learned
00:04:10.70\00:04:11.73
after practicing
different procedures
00:04:11.76\00:04:12.95
that the best is to see
the patient on the floor
00:04:12.98\00:04:15.26
and then they
lay against our legs
00:04:15.29\00:04:17.14
and their head is on the leg.
00:04:17.17\00:04:19.07
And so we have a full
access to all the teeth.
00:04:19.10\00:04:22.06
And though we have
to bend a little bit,
00:04:22.09\00:04:24.09
I found that's
the best procedure
00:04:24.12\00:04:25.47
and so that's what we are doing.
00:04:25.50\00:04:27.04
Well, that's a whole lot
00:04:27.07\00:04:28.10
for creating
the two table chairs
00:04:28.13\00:04:29.77
leading against each other
00:04:29.80\00:04:30.99
or a soccer ball against a tree.
00:04:31.02\00:04:34.28
That really works comfortably?
00:04:34.31\00:04:35.37
Yeah. It is.
00:04:35.40\00:04:36.43
I did a patient
is also cooperative
00:04:36.46\00:04:37.54
because if we
stand behind the patient
00:04:37.57\00:04:40.62
sometimes somebody has
to be holding their neck,
00:04:40.65\00:04:42.75
in this way they are
resting fully against our legs
00:04:42.78\00:04:45.26
and so these as we put a
pillow or something there
00:04:45.29\00:04:47.67
and so they just rest there
and actually the last patient
00:04:47.70\00:04:50.90
we had he did,
he had four molars.
00:04:50.93\00:04:53.41
One on each
quarter and so he said,
00:04:53.44\00:04:54.58
let's do the two bottom ones.
00:04:54.61\00:04:56.65
And so he said well, do one more
00:04:56.68\00:04:58.78
and then the
brother was sparking out
00:04:58.81\00:04:59.91
and say well, the bus us ready
00:04:59.94\00:05:00.97
and he say well, do the last one
00:05:01.03\00:05:02.06
and so we just did for him.
00:05:02.09\00:05:04.67
You got the last
one out? Yeah, yes.
00:05:04.70\00:05:06.28
That was fine.
00:05:06.31\00:05:07.39
Is that what you are expected
for a dental clinic too?
00:05:07.42\00:05:11.41
Well, you know, we
really we were ready
00:05:11.44\00:05:13.66
and we had one patient
00:05:13.69\00:05:14.88
where her child
had lot of queries.
00:05:14.91\00:05:17.98
Every single tooth
was basically run out
00:05:18.01\00:05:21.52
and that we were just
base it to care couple that,
00:05:21.55\00:05:24.37
you know, the worst her molars
00:05:24.40\00:05:27.24
and but you know, the patients
00:05:27.27\00:05:29.24
every single one on
one were so cooperative,
00:05:29.27\00:05:31.15
so compliant,
very appreciative--
00:05:31.18\00:05:34.74
Have you ever done this
sit down dental chair before?
00:05:34.77\00:05:36.64
You know, actually
this was very first time
00:05:36.67\00:05:38.96
so I learned a
new position myself.
00:05:38.99\00:05:41.28
You're gonna use
this in your office?
00:05:41.31\00:05:46.04
What are you trying to get into,
00:05:46.07\00:05:47.78
medical care did you give?
00:05:47.81\00:05:49.75
What did you give?
00:05:49.78\00:05:51.18
I was able to give some
medications to help kids,
00:05:51.21\00:05:55.02
and saw some ear infections,
some with a pretty bad cough,
00:05:55.05\00:05:58.94
bronchitis type of that illness
00:05:58.97\00:06:00.83
so it's nice to do something
to help them feel better.
00:06:00.86\00:06:05.00
Other kids were not as sick
00:06:05.03\00:06:07.09
may be just
needed some reassurance
00:06:07.12\00:06:09.46
not sure how frequently
00:06:09.49\00:06:10.52
they are able to see a position
00:06:10.55\00:06:12.68
so sometimes a little
bit of health guidance
00:06:12.71\00:06:14.65
for reassurance
is all that's needed.
00:06:14.68\00:06:16.47
Do you speak Spanish? I do.
00:06:16.50\00:06:18.37
That's make it easier.
00:06:18.40\00:06:22.38
But you used it a lot.
00:06:22.41\00:06:23.73
Yes, I tried.
00:06:23.76\00:06:25.15
And parents, how did the parents
00:06:25.18\00:06:26.49
respond to you
taking care of the kid?
00:06:26.52\00:06:28.76
I think they were all
very grateful to have us there
00:06:28.79\00:06:32.94
and receptive to
what we have said.
00:06:32.97\00:06:34.44
Cool.
00:06:34.47\00:06:35.50
Well, you know, we
actually had several high school
00:06:35.53\00:06:38.12
and college kids helping
us and I think some of them--
00:06:38.15\00:06:40.46
From our volunteers.
00:06:40.49\00:06:41.52
From our volunteers,
right and many of them,
00:06:41.55\00:06:44.14
I think have some
interest in either medicine
00:06:44.17\00:06:46.30
or something in
the medical field.
00:06:46.33\00:06:47.79
I want to be a missionary nurse.
00:06:47.82\00:06:49.60
Yeah, okay nurse or a
physician or a dentist
00:06:49.63\00:06:52.43
and so I think
this really gave them
00:06:52.46\00:06:54.29
a good opportunity to get
a good understanding of that.
00:06:54.32\00:06:58.07
And then we actually
had also one young lady
00:06:58.10\00:07:02.02
who was from the
village came out,
00:07:02.05\00:07:05.35
she spoke English and Spanish.
00:07:05.38\00:07:06.92
She just said I
want to come and help,
00:07:06.95\00:07:08.97
help you take care
of my people and so--
00:07:09.00\00:07:10.40
Did you put her in take
or where did you put on?
00:07:10.43\00:07:12.10
So she was actually writing
what we call a triage area
00:07:12.13\00:07:16.35
and so after Lilia would do
the intake they would come here
00:07:16.38\00:07:20.80
and then myself and my brother
we're both the physicians
00:07:20.83\00:07:24.14
and so we are sort
of used to these mobs
00:07:24.17\00:07:26.09
if they are coming here
00:07:26.12\00:07:27.71
and we tried to send
them the right direction
00:07:27.74\00:07:29.91
and then when
they got overwhelmed
00:07:29.94\00:07:31.74
we tried to take
care of some ourselves
00:07:31.77\00:07:34.05
and then sort of decrease
it you know, the bottleneck.
00:07:34.08\00:07:37.70
In the area they
were at you know,
00:07:37.73\00:07:39.10
there is essential
and indigenous tribe,
00:07:39.13\00:07:41.66
various indigenous peoples
00:07:41.69\00:07:43.13
that we realized
despite my broken English
00:07:43.16\00:07:46.89
I speak them for to keep as well
00:07:46.92\00:07:47.95
but despite our efforts
00:07:47.98\00:07:49.88
we realized that
many of the seniors
00:07:49.91\00:07:53.65
and the senior
sort of in that area
00:07:53.68\00:07:57.25
they are not really
you know, speak Spanish.
00:07:57.28\00:07:59.37
So no English, no Spanish.
00:07:59.40\00:08:01.23
They spoke a specific dialect
00:08:01.26\00:08:03.04
that though it
maybe, it's Noobe-Bugle.
00:08:03.07\00:08:06.42
Noobe-Bugle and so
this young lady obviously,
00:08:06.45\00:08:10.27
actually she was
sort of the bridge
00:08:10.30\00:08:12.46
and was able to speak to seniors
00:08:12.49\00:08:13.81
and she lot of
issues that God sent.
00:08:13.84\00:08:16.18
That's your God sent true.
00:08:16.21\00:08:17.42
So she was there and
just lot of you tug on us
00:08:17.45\00:08:20.96
on sort of said thank you
00:08:20.99\00:08:22.02
and she just, she thanked
us and she just disappeared.
00:08:22.05\00:08:24.54
And disappeared,
00:08:24.57\00:08:25.60
so you don't really
know that was your angel.
00:08:25.63\00:08:27.75
I was able to take a picture
while we were in, you know,
00:08:27.78\00:08:30.74
and tried to you
know, express our gratitude.
00:08:30.77\00:08:32.54
Hey, what about the
picture is she's still there?
00:08:32.57\00:08:35.88
Good joke.
00:08:35.91\00:08:38.74
As you could tell we
were having a good time.
00:08:38.77\00:08:42.08
We'll be right back.
00:08:42.11\00:08:44.13
I told a friend
online today about
00:08:44.16\00:08:46.26
building a church for just $10.
00:08:46.29\00:08:49.06
He said for just 10 bucks
00:08:49.09\00:08:50.86
I could just buy a
couple of smoothies.
00:08:50.89\00:08:53.58
Our friend Frank assumed
00:08:53.61\00:08:54.91
that a $10 church had to
be a print back building.
00:08:54.94\00:08:59.38
I posted a picture,
00:08:59.41\00:09:00.60
one of these beautiful
buildings in Buenos Aires.
00:09:00.63\00:09:03.35
He couldn't believe it.
00:09:03.38\00:09:05.25
Then my bud Jason joined in.
00:09:05.28\00:09:07.81
He's been a member of
this club for 10 years.
00:09:07.84\00:09:10.76
He built a church every month
00:09:10.79\00:09:12.81
somewhere in the world for $10,
00:09:12.84\00:09:14.94
that's 120 churches.
00:09:14.97\00:09:18.07
Tina is also a member.
00:09:18.10\00:09:19.89
We found that by skipping
00:09:19.92\00:09:21.18
something a simple
as a soda twice a week
00:09:21.21\00:09:23.92
we can pitch
into building a church
00:09:23.95\00:09:26.33
'cause its just $10.
00:09:26.36\00:09:28.76
Go to marantaha.org
and see for yourself
00:09:28.79\00:09:31.60
how easy it is to
be part of mission.
00:09:31.63\00:09:34.37
Join us, be a
member of the $10 church.
00:09:34.40\00:09:37.89
I spend an hour with
the group of caregivers
00:09:43.85\00:09:45.77
after a clinic in Panama,
00:09:45.80\00:09:47.55
the conversation was wonderful.
00:09:47.58\00:09:50.40
Join us.
00:09:50.43\00:09:51.47
In all of ourselves
I was so much surprised
00:09:51.50\00:09:53.68
that the actual
sort of commonalities
00:09:53.71\00:09:56.78
that we have you know,
sort of in North America,
00:09:56.81\00:10:01.67
literally we did see
a lot of minor illnesses
00:10:01.70\00:10:04.17
and you know, coughs and colds
00:10:04.20\00:10:05.71
just like you
could see back at home
00:10:05.74\00:10:07.44
but at the same time
00:10:07.47\00:10:08.61
then we see a lot
of sort of conditions
00:10:08.64\00:10:12.13
that obviously rear or not
00:10:12.16\00:10:13.87
because of the same
like parasitic disease
00:10:13.90\00:10:16.28
and some tropical
diseases lots of different well,
00:10:16.31\00:10:18.87
certain maybe tropical
rashes things that need to
00:10:18.90\00:10:20.87
we just are not really
familiar with you know,
00:10:20.90\00:10:23.95
so we did sort of rely
on the patients as well.
00:10:23.98\00:10:28.96
They, lot of them actually
knew what the problem is
00:10:28.99\00:10:31.27
and so we sort of just referred
00:10:31.30\00:10:32.58
to their
previous knowledge of what
00:10:32.61\00:10:35.26
and they come in and
ask for specific medications
00:10:35.29\00:10:37.10
'cause they know
exactly what they needed.
00:10:37.13\00:10:38.45
They said, all
right, you know what--
00:10:38.48\00:10:39.59
We got some of those.
00:10:39.62\00:10:40.65
Sometimes the best, you know,
00:10:40.68\00:10:42.14
the best sort of
hint or the best advice
00:10:42.17\00:10:44.95
the physician is you
know, get out of the way
00:10:44.98\00:10:47.03
and let the patients
sort of let them talk
00:10:47.06\00:10:49.17
and let them tell
you what the problem is.
00:10:49.20\00:10:51.10
As supposed to
trying to impose your will
00:10:51.13\00:10:52.58
or impose your knowledge on them
00:10:52.61\00:10:55.08
and then they think that
00:10:55.11\00:10:56.15
that was really true
as far as with these--
00:10:56.18\00:10:58.40
I need to find it
your is there some trick.
00:10:58.43\00:11:02.19
What did you
experience out there?
00:11:02.22\00:11:04.57
Oh, I think the new thing
00:11:04.60\00:11:07.11
was just working
with the native people
00:11:07.14\00:11:09.73
that were even
different from the people
00:11:09.76\00:11:11.28
we are interacting with here.
00:11:11.31\00:11:12.65
They have their own culture,
00:11:12.68\00:11:14.18
they are still very retained
00:11:14.21\00:11:16.69
in their culture
like you mentioned
00:11:16.72\00:11:18.35
they have their own language.
00:11:18.38\00:11:19.48
The language is-- Ngobe-Bugle.
00:11:19.51\00:11:21.11
Ngobe-Bugle. Yes.
00:11:21.14\00:11:23.69
Ngobe-Bugle, I
never heard of that.
00:11:23.72\00:11:26.05
Okay, were they
dressing completely different?
00:11:26.08\00:11:27.64
Yes, their native clothes
that they all make at home.
00:11:27.67\00:11:30.73
A little about one there.
00:11:30.76\00:11:31.79
It was this like
the special dress
00:11:31.82\00:11:33.10
they may come,
00:11:33.13\00:11:34.16
their end its all
hand made with clothing
00:11:34.19\00:11:36.85
but they look really cute,
different varied dry colors.
00:11:36.88\00:11:39.54
I brought one this
is my bright color.
00:11:39.57\00:11:41.68
But all of these is
all handmade with machine.
00:11:41.71\00:11:44.02
That's nice.
00:11:44.05\00:11:45.08
And they are
little girls make them.
00:11:45.11\00:11:47.32
They teach, they
were like 10 and 9 or 12
00:11:47.35\00:11:50.31
and they are the
ones doing these things.
00:11:50.34\00:11:52.05
So you were learning all about
00:11:52.08\00:11:53.15
while you were helping patients?
00:11:53.18\00:11:55.26
Yeah.
00:11:55.29\00:11:56.32
We asked them to bring the stuff
00:11:56.35\00:11:57.38
if they had something to so.
00:11:57.41\00:11:59.42
It always works, doesn't it?
00:11:59.45\00:12:00.48
They always find
something to bring.
00:12:00.51\00:12:01.95
You also explain
that the peaks on here
00:12:01.98\00:12:04.74
represented the mountains
00:12:04.77\00:12:05.82
because they live
up in the mountains
00:12:05.85\00:12:07.30
so that's why
they put all the peaks.
00:12:07.33\00:12:09.58
Was this really a way up
in the mountain experience?
00:12:09.61\00:12:11.08
Yes. Yes.
00:12:11.11\00:12:12.14
It really was. Wow!
00:12:12.17\00:12:13.48
One of the
things I heard is that
00:12:13.51\00:12:15.74
you were able to do
things at this clinic
00:12:15.77\00:12:20.04
without doing a
lot of paper work.
00:12:20.07\00:12:22.03
You want to talk about that?
00:12:25.38\00:12:26.69
Yeah. Let me come in on that.
00:12:26.72\00:12:28.76
So, after I got back
00:12:30.16\00:12:33.22
I sent a couple of
my colleagues an email
00:12:33.25\00:12:37.20
'cause they want to
know how the clinic went.
00:12:37.23\00:12:39.76
And I told them we
saw almost 350 people
00:12:39.79\00:12:43.92
in six hours and in my ER
00:12:43.95\00:12:46.74
which the very busy
ER we don't even see 300.
00:12:46.77\00:12:50.40
The most routine is maybe 280
00:12:50.43\00:12:52.09
and that's in a 24 hour period.
00:12:52.12\00:12:54.37
And obviously some of
the acuity plays a roll
00:12:54.40\00:12:57.61
but a lot of it
is the paper work.
00:12:57.64\00:12:59.59
And so it was very refreshing
00:12:59.62\00:13:01.94
to be able to see someone,
00:13:01.97\00:13:03.58
diagnose your
problem and check the box
00:13:03.61\00:13:07.35
and send them on their way.
00:13:07.38\00:13:09.11
And you know, I
probably saw myself
00:13:09.14\00:13:12.28
30 or 40 patients
during that period.
00:13:12.31\00:13:15.83
You really felt
productive. I did.
00:13:15.86\00:13:17.85
I'm a very productive
and it was great thing
00:13:17.88\00:13:19.79
able to help people you know,
00:13:19.82\00:13:21.28
you'd see families come together
00:13:21.31\00:13:23.00
and you could see everyone
in their family and you know,
00:13:23.03\00:13:27.50
that would probably
take an hour in the States.
00:13:27.53\00:13:29.85
That's true.
00:13:29.88\00:13:30.91
For you to able to see
everybody in the family,
00:13:30.94\00:13:32.50
I mean, you come into New York
00:13:32.53\00:13:34.21
and there may be
family standing around
00:13:34.24\00:13:36.08
but you basically
trying to get them
00:13:36.11\00:13:37.55
out of the way a little bit.
00:13:37.58\00:13:38.83
Well, you know, in the ER
00:13:38.86\00:13:41.15
you almost spend more time
00:13:41.18\00:13:42.24
on the computers
than with patients.
00:13:42.27\00:13:43.30
Yeah.
00:13:43.33\00:13:44.36
And this was reversed
and it was really great.
00:13:44.39\00:13:46.30
That's the way
medicine used to be
00:13:46.33\00:13:48.22
and so it was great to
be able to do that again.
00:13:48.25\00:13:51.40
I was in the pharmacy and so,
00:13:51.43\00:13:54.43
I'm not a pharmacist I'm a nurse
00:13:54.46\00:13:56.30
and but it was like
he was saying, please,
00:13:56.33\00:13:58.71
the patients would come
through with their paper
00:13:58.74\00:14:01.89
and I was dispensing
drugs left and right to them
00:14:01.92\00:14:05.48
and they'd see him
a friend next to them
00:14:05.51\00:14:07.76
got a certain medication
00:14:07.79\00:14:09.76
specially the stomach, antacids
00:14:09.79\00:14:11.66
and there are like may I help,
00:14:11.69\00:14:13.88
they didn't say may
I they just pointed.
00:14:13.91\00:14:15.43
Yeah, I have one
of the pink with too.
00:14:15.46\00:14:16.65
Gastrogel, Gastrogel
00:14:16.68\00:14:18.43
I'm like okay, here you go.
00:14:18.46\00:14:20.23
I mean, how many in States
00:14:20.26\00:14:21.48
could I just be
giving out the meds
00:14:21.51\00:14:23.20
everybody but they knew--
00:14:23.23\00:14:24.26
Was that good or was that bad?
00:14:24.29\00:14:25.86
It was great
00:14:25.89\00:14:26.92
because they didn't
have to go back and say
00:14:26.95\00:14:28.68
this patient would
like to have Gastrogel
00:14:28.71\00:14:30.69
can you write a
prescription for that?
00:14:30.72\00:14:32.33
And then they come
back to the pharmacy
00:14:32.36\00:14:33.50
and get it filled
and I was like, okay,
00:14:33.53\00:14:35.27
yes, you can have that one.
00:14:35.30\00:14:36.34
You were able to make that
decision right on the spot?
00:14:36.37\00:14:38.67
So, Marcus Welbe,
00:14:38.70\00:14:40.44
in all fashioned Adventist
physician now does it work?
00:14:43.63\00:14:48.08
I'd like you just go
around here for a minute
00:14:48.11\00:14:50.67
and talk about the
spiritual experience
00:14:50.70\00:14:54.11
you had and the
spiritual experience
00:14:54.14\00:14:56.88
you gave for
patients and their families
00:14:56.91\00:14:59.84
and include what
you did with prayer.
00:14:59.87\00:15:01.57
Can you do that?
Let's start here.
00:15:01.60\00:15:03.48
And just go around
the circle clockwise.
00:15:03.51\00:15:07.55
So, I'm from Loma Linda
00:15:07.58\00:15:09.67
and they talk about
whole procedure there
00:15:09.70\00:15:11.86
but I will say
during this mission trip
00:15:11.89\00:15:14.07
I had far more
effective and far more
00:15:14.10\00:15:19.18
connected pairs
with the patients.
00:15:19.21\00:15:21.97
You know we can
give the different
00:15:22.00\00:15:23.12
symptomatic
medications and they may not be
00:15:23.15\00:15:25.12
that different from
what we used up there
00:15:25.15\00:15:27.93
but very unlikely
that we'll see that
00:15:27.96\00:15:30.64
patient ever, ever again
00:15:30.67\00:15:32.62
and if the last
impression you give
00:15:32.65\00:15:34.63
is one that you
have of a prayer,
00:15:34.66\00:15:37.44
of a thought,
of a respectful God
00:15:37.47\00:15:40.42
that they might hear
about, they might not hear about
00:15:40.45\00:15:44.07
is the only
opportunity that we would've had
00:15:44.10\00:15:46.50
and I think that is
little differentiated
00:15:46.53\00:15:49.12
between what we do
in the building projects
00:15:49.15\00:15:51.12
because we're
typically not praying with
00:15:51.15\00:15:53.65
people that we don't know
00:15:53.68\00:15:54.72
and that's one of the things
we have and if you think about
00:15:54.75\00:15:57.17
we saw 350 plus patients
00:15:57.20\00:15:59.43
that means each one of them
00:15:59.46\00:16:00.93
had an opportunity to pray
00:16:00.96\00:16:02.78
with all of
physicians who are here.
00:16:02.81\00:16:04.33
Sure.
00:16:04.36\00:16:07.17
I unfortunately didn't
get to pray with anybody
00:16:07.20\00:16:09.72
as most of the physicians know
00:16:09.75\00:16:11.24
I had along line in the pharmacy
00:16:11.27\00:16:12.96
winding all way around
00:16:12.99\00:16:15.21
but it was
amazing how many patients
00:16:15.24\00:16:17.57
said to me "God bless you."
00:16:17.60\00:16:19.42
So I'm going here
trying to bless them
00:16:19.45\00:16:21.41
and they are saying to
me as I'm running around
00:16:21.44\00:16:23.52
trying to get the
medication together.
00:16:23.55\00:16:25.53
They were blessing
me. How exciting is that?
00:16:25.56\00:16:28.92
That's such a detour. Please.
00:16:28.95\00:16:32.94
It's amazing how many people
00:16:32.97\00:16:35.59
just need somebody to talk to
00:16:35.62\00:16:37.61
and that's how I felt
00:16:37.64\00:16:39.44
seeing a lot of these patients.
00:16:39.47\00:16:42.39
They seem to have lot of needs
00:16:42.42\00:16:44.28
and probably a lot
of them are not meant
00:16:44.31\00:16:47.61
and being able to
spend some time with them,
00:16:47.64\00:16:49.24
listen to them
you almost feel bad
00:16:49.27\00:16:51.59
if you didn't
write something for them
00:16:51.62\00:16:53.29
to take home even
it was just vitamins
00:16:53.32\00:16:55.09
they were looking for
00:16:55.12\00:16:56.40
but it was
really neat experience
00:16:56.43\00:16:58.27
to be able to
spend sometime with them
00:16:58.30\00:17:00.67
and few some of
them respond that
00:17:00.70\00:17:03.40
we ought to from like Jesus did
00:17:03.43\00:17:05.51
when He was healing the people.
00:17:05.54\00:17:07.55
A lot of them may not have been
00:17:07.58\00:17:09.78
to medical or physical illness
00:17:09.81\00:17:13.12
there's that He would be healing
00:17:13.15\00:17:15.20
but true trying surely
trying to heal the soul.
00:17:15.23\00:17:18.42
So I think a lot of the role
00:17:18.45\00:17:20.64
of that we had in this you know,
00:17:20.67\00:17:23.62
clinic was
really trying to connect
00:17:23.65\00:17:26.18
with that person
spiritually as well.
00:17:26.21\00:17:29.48
At this point the
interview moves from the clinic
00:17:29.51\00:17:32.24
to how they prayed
with their patients.
00:17:32.27\00:17:35.20
Well, let's just take a minute
00:17:35.23\00:17:36.26
and look at some of the projects
00:17:36.29\00:17:37.53
that are
upcoming here at Maranatha
00:17:37.56\00:17:39.01
and then we'll
come back to Panama.
00:17:39.04\00:17:40.86
What is your family
doing this summer vacation?
00:17:43.01\00:17:46.04
Have you ever
considered a mission trip?
00:17:46.07\00:17:48.25
Well, this summer
Maranatha is offering
00:17:48.28\00:17:50.27
two family projects in
two different locations.
00:17:50.30\00:17:53.11
The first one is in
the Dominican Republic
00:17:53.14\00:17:55.09
from June 19 to 29.
00:17:55.12\00:17:57.25
We'll we need volunteers
to build several churches
00:17:57.28\00:17:59.79
and help with
outreach activities
00:17:59.82\00:18:01.13
in the local community
00:18:01.16\00:18:02.95
or you can chose to
take your family to Brazil
00:18:02.98\00:18:05.75
to build a large educational
00:18:05.78\00:18:07.07
and evangelism center in Belem.
00:18:07.10\00:18:09.40
From July 2 to 13,
00:18:09.43\00:18:11.01
we'll need your help
in building this school
00:18:11.04\00:18:13.06
and organizing
outreach programs.
00:18:13.09\00:18:15.27
Family projects are the perfect
mission trips for your family.
00:18:15.30\00:18:18.47
There are no age restrictions
00:18:18.50\00:18:20.10
and the mission trip is designed
00:18:20.13\00:18:21.50
to accommodate small children.
00:18:21.53\00:18:23.62
We'll have programs
00:18:23.65\00:18:24.68
for the little kids to help them
00:18:24.71\00:18:25.88
discover the joy of
service in a country
00:18:25.91\00:18:28.54
and we'll also have
plenty of opportunities
00:18:28.57\00:18:30.55
for them to even help
on the construction site.
00:18:30.58\00:18:33.42
This is Maranatha's
most popular project
00:18:33.45\00:18:35.66
and spaces fill up quick.
00:18:35.69\00:18:37.68
Sign up for the
interest list toady
00:18:37.71\00:18:39.16
by going to Maranatha.org.
00:18:39.19\00:18:40.96
Our program today
features a group of clinicians,
00:18:42.36\00:18:46.18
profession caregivers
00:18:46.21\00:18:47.53
who were with us in
Panama and at this point
00:18:47.56\00:18:50.13
the conversation
everything shifts
00:18:50.16\00:18:52.29
and you'll find
prayer in the center of it.
00:18:52.32\00:18:54.83
Watch this.
00:18:54.86\00:18:56.00
You know, for me, I
pray with my patients
00:18:56.03\00:18:59.02
from time to time in the States,
00:18:59.05\00:19:01.32
especially those
before procedures.
00:19:01.35\00:19:03.22
In fact, here it was neat
00:19:03.25\00:19:05.07
because you could
pray with every single one.
00:19:05.10\00:19:07.15
If I did that in the States
00:19:07.18\00:19:08.55
they probably
think I'm pretty crazy
00:19:08.58\00:19:10.75
but here it was almost expected
00:19:10.78\00:19:12.60
so it's really,
really nice experience.
00:19:12.63\00:19:14.96
Just refreshing, isn't it?
00:19:14.99\00:19:16.02
Yep, absolutely amazing.
00:19:16.05\00:19:18.86
Yes, you know,
I did get to pray.
00:19:18.89\00:19:20.41
I have adopted it with
pray with a few patients.
00:19:20.44\00:19:23.92
But honestly you
know, I thought that I gave
00:19:23.95\00:19:26.58
than what I was
able to offer to patients
00:19:26.61\00:19:29.04
and I really I do feel
00:19:29.07\00:19:30.81
you're searching
for that opportunity.
00:19:30.84\00:19:33.66
It's amazing to
me how many times
00:19:33.69\00:19:35.39
I hear that comment
00:19:35.42\00:19:36.75
from a physician
on a mission trip.
00:19:36.78\00:19:39.31
May be it's the direct contact
00:19:39.34\00:19:41.49
that you've been talking
about the ability to listen more
00:19:41.52\00:19:44.76
but it really is effective.
00:19:44.79\00:19:46.72
Please.
00:19:46.75\00:19:48.07
I had a little bit of
change of my see of mind
00:19:48.10\00:19:52.04
part way through the clinic.
00:19:52.07\00:19:53.10
At first, I think I felt
00:19:53.13\00:19:56.23
the trappings of work back home
00:19:56.26\00:19:58.64
you see a long line of patients
out the door and in triage
00:19:58.67\00:20:03.46
and my natural
response is I need to speed up
00:20:03.49\00:20:07.68
and get and try to
help as many of these people
00:20:07.71\00:20:10.17
as quickly as possible.
00:20:10.20\00:20:13.22
And after few
patients I realized,
00:20:13.25\00:20:16.65
this is not my regular clinic,
00:20:16.68\00:20:18.27
I'm here not just to try
to make them physically better
00:20:18.30\00:20:23.20
but spiritually as well
00:20:23.23\00:20:26.31
and so I kind of slow down
a little bit, took more time,
00:20:26.34\00:20:30.14
try to pray in my
room entry Spanish
00:20:30.17\00:20:33.27
and as a result I
felt a much more peace
00:20:33.30\00:20:37.45
and I think I made
the huge difference.
00:20:37.48\00:20:39.94
And if you felt
that peace so did they.
00:20:39.97\00:20:42.77
Yeah.
00:20:42.80\00:20:44.46
I saw pediatric patients and--
00:20:44.49\00:20:46.82
So you just met all the kids.
00:20:46.85\00:20:49.18
All the kids,
between the two of us.
00:20:49.21\00:20:50.52
Yeah, how fun. I
saw all the kids.
00:20:50.55\00:20:51.95
And like they
mentioned before many of them
00:20:51.98\00:20:55.84
came for very basic
things cough, fever, diarrhea,
00:20:55.87\00:20:58.94
stomach pain, headache
00:20:58.97\00:21:00.54
you know, typical things.
00:21:00.57\00:21:01.69
All the stuff
that on the television
00:21:01.72\00:21:03.18
when it says you
ought to take this,
00:21:03.21\00:21:04.48
oh, by the way
the side effects are.
00:21:04.51\00:21:06.16
Right. All of those you saw.
00:21:06.19\00:21:08.74
That's right. Okay.
00:21:08.77\00:21:09.80
So, you know,
maybe not terribly,
00:21:09.83\00:21:11.83
terribly sick or esoteric
00:21:11.86\00:21:14.26
but I felt like you
know, they came to us
00:21:14.29\00:21:16.87
they wanted to see
the American physicians,
00:21:16.90\00:21:18.86
they wanted big, have their kids
00:21:18.89\00:21:20.78
examined to be reassure
00:21:20.81\00:21:22.55
and then I think
praying with them
00:21:22.58\00:21:23.97
just really gave
them that sense of care.
00:21:24.00\00:21:28.30
Were these people Christians?
00:21:28.33\00:21:29.77
I don't know, honestly.
00:21:29.80\00:21:31.37
I don't think that they
are because I heard that
00:21:31.40\00:21:34.40
and I'm not sure if I'm not good
00:21:34.43\00:21:35.55
but I heard that there
is something's up there
00:21:35.58\00:21:37.62
with some worshippers and some--
00:21:37.65\00:21:39.08
Lots of
animism. Lots of animism.
00:21:39.11\00:21:41.09
Very different things
from what we are accustomed to
00:21:41.12\00:21:43.89
but definitely
nobody was offended
00:21:43.92\00:21:46.67
you know, I always ask
00:21:46.70\00:21:47.74
may I pray with you
and nobody declined.
00:21:47.77\00:21:50.41
Nobody said, no, please.
00:21:50.44\00:21:51.70
Nobody said no and they did seem
00:21:51.73\00:21:53.22
very
appreciative and I think again
00:21:53.25\00:21:55.61
seeing patients as
something that you are doing
00:21:55.64\00:21:58.33
because you want
to use your skills
00:21:58.36\00:22:00.10
not only to help them physically
00:22:00.13\00:22:01.64
but to nurture them spiritually,
00:22:01.67\00:22:04.55
there's so much more
for you then seeing patients
00:22:04.58\00:22:06.76
when you are earning a paycheck.
00:22:06.79\00:22:09.69
When you are doing
emergency room work at home,
00:22:09.72\00:22:11.82
you don't often pray
with patients, do you?
00:22:11.85\00:22:13.93
No, its quiet difficult.
00:22:13.96\00:22:16.10
It's fast pace
but actually I invite,
00:22:16.13\00:22:18.80
yes the question
because what inspired me
00:22:18.83\00:22:20.82
the most about this
clinic was actually seeing,
00:22:20.85\00:22:23.56
I guess my new colleagues here
00:22:23.59\00:22:26.83
you know, they took the time,
00:22:26.86\00:22:27.89
they prayed with
that different patients
00:22:27.92\00:22:30.22
and I've sort of
thought about that
00:22:30.25\00:22:33.00
you know, as an
Adventist, as a Christian
00:22:33.03\00:22:36.76
you know you can give
hope to your patients.
00:22:36.79\00:22:39.99
Lot of them you know,
00:22:40.02\00:22:41.05
I've met
actually several Adventist
00:22:41.08\00:22:42.33
that have come to my ER
00:22:42.36\00:22:43.94
and one of them came on Saturday
00:22:43.97\00:22:45.45
and said you
know I was at church
00:22:45.48\00:22:47.70
and I sort of felt passed out
00:22:47.73\00:22:49.86
and so you
know, Saturday church.
00:22:49.89\00:22:51.49
And I said, well,
are you Adventist?
00:22:51.52\00:22:52.55
And then right away
00:22:52.58\00:22:53.61
there is a
connection of familiarity
00:22:53.64\00:22:55.17
and a comfort and so, you know,
00:22:55.20\00:22:57.63
what I gained
most of this experience
00:22:57.66\00:22:59.52
was seeing that
if there is you know,
00:22:59.55\00:23:05.30
if you can create some
comfort through your religion,
00:23:05.33\00:23:08.17
through the love of God,
through the love of Christ,
00:23:08.20\00:23:11.54
then you can put
patience at ease.
00:23:11.57\00:23:13.28
And so I'm actually
trying to in my mind
00:23:13.31\00:23:15.58
think of ways
how I can incorporate
00:23:15.61\00:23:17.26
that in my practice
when I get back home.
00:23:17.29\00:23:20.72
You get the last word.
00:23:20.75\00:23:23.24
Well, as the Loma Linda
model says to make men home
00:23:23.27\00:23:26.25
well, its truly
one of those experience
00:23:26.28\00:23:28.23
where we could
touch the patient,
00:23:28.26\00:23:31.60
hug them, give them
the emotion of healing,
00:23:31.63\00:23:35.04
attract the tooth,
whatever the tooth ache,
00:23:35.07\00:23:37.24
the physical healing
00:23:37.27\00:23:38.51
and to be able to pray with them
00:23:38.54\00:23:39.80
the physical healing
00:23:39.83\00:23:40.86
and in fact, spiritual healing.
00:23:40.89\00:23:43.02
Dr. Alan's daughter
was my translator, Rebecca.
00:23:43.05\00:23:46.31
And you know to see a youngster,
00:23:46.34\00:23:48.59
a teenager to hold patients hand
00:23:48.62\00:23:51.94
and just truly
just with the caring my,
00:23:51.97\00:23:55.55
to pray and to see,
witness that was really
00:23:55.58\00:23:59.50
a touching moment for me.
00:23:59.53\00:24:01.35
A question that we are
often asked at Maranatha
00:24:01.38\00:24:03.76
is who provides the
money for all the churches?
00:24:03.79\00:24:06.81
Most of the churches
that Maranatha builds
00:24:06.84\00:24:08.43
are funded by individuals
00:24:08.46\00:24:09.88
who see a need and what to help.
00:24:09.91\00:24:11.74
People just like you.
00:24:11.77\00:24:13.58
In fact, one of
the most important
00:24:13.61\00:24:15.02
fund raising
programs that we have
00:24:15.05\00:24:16.60
is called that $10 church.
00:24:16.63\00:24:18.51
We ask for a
commitment of $10 each month.
00:24:18.54\00:24:21.46
Now, $ 10 doesn't have a
lot of buying power anymore
00:24:21.49\00:24:24.32
and by itself a $10 build
00:24:24.35\00:24:25.71
cannot fund an entire church
00:24:25.74\00:24:27.93
but when you
combine your $10 with my $10
00:24:27.96\00:24:30.81
and her $10 and
his $10 very quickly
00:24:30.84\00:24:33.98
we have enough
money to build the church.
00:24:34.01\00:24:36.27
In 1878, the
Seventh-day Adventist Community
00:24:36.30\00:24:38.57
Battle Creek,
Michigan needed a church.
00:24:38.60\00:24:41.02
It would have to
be a large building,
00:24:41.05\00:24:42.85
they gonna have to
hold thousands of people.
00:24:42.88\00:24:45.12
The cost of such a
church would be huge.
00:24:45.15\00:24:47.55
So Adventists around the world
00:24:47.58\00:24:48.90
dug deep into their pockets
00:24:48.93\00:24:50.27
and pulled out their dimes.
00:24:50.30\00:24:52.16
For one year everyone
was encouraged to give
00:24:52.19\00:24:54.13
one dime a month to
the building project.
00:24:54.16\00:24:56.80
A year later Battle
Creek had a new church.
00:24:56.83\00:24:59.16
Nearly 4,000 people
came to the dedication.
00:24:59.19\00:25:02.46
That church became
known as the dime tabernacle
00:25:02.49\00:25:05.03
and it was the inspiration
00:25:05.06\00:25:06.20
for Maranatha's
$10 church program.
00:25:06.23\00:25:08.76
In 2013, more than 40 churches
00:25:08.79\00:25:11.02
were funded by
faithful contributions
00:25:11.05\00:25:13.04
from $10 church donors.
00:25:13.07\00:25:15.00
Imagine how many
churches we could build in 2014
00:25:15.03\00:25:18.18
if everyone
watching this program
00:25:18.21\00:25:19.99
give $10 a month.
00:25:20.02\00:25:21.80
Would you like to
help build churches
00:25:21.83\00:25:23.34
all around the world?
00:25:23.37\00:25:24.77
You can with
just $10 each month.
00:25:24.80\00:25:27.57
Contact us
today to learn how you
00:25:27.60\00:25:29.49
can be part of the $10 church.
00:25:29.52\00:25:32.06
Several years ago my
good friend Tom Warner,
00:25:32.09\00:25:34.36
president of
Adventist Health Systems
00:25:34.39\00:25:36.19
handed me an
article listing 10 reasons
00:25:36.22\00:25:39.59
to not do short
term mission trips.
00:25:39.62\00:25:42.36
Read this, he said.
00:25:42.39\00:25:43.57
Come up with a strategy
that answers the problems
00:25:43.60\00:25:45.55
and gets more of
our hospital employees
00:25:45.58\00:25:47.44
involved in missions.
00:25:47.47\00:25:49.49
Well, the strategy we developed
00:25:49.52\00:25:51.02
the footprint plan for missions
00:25:51.05\00:25:53.94
as hundreds of employees
00:25:53.97\00:25:55.28
involved in
footprint mission trips
00:25:55.31\00:25:57.00
all around the world every year.
00:25:57.03\00:25:59.32
One part of the footprint
is the active involvement
00:25:59.35\00:26:02.26
of physicians,
nurses and other caregivers.
00:26:02.29\00:26:05.00
In mission trips
that have been planned
00:26:05.03\00:26:06.72
to bring a long term impact.
00:26:06.75\00:26:10.28
Something very
similar happens at Maranatha.
00:26:10.31\00:26:12.73
When a Maranatha volunteer team
00:26:12.76\00:26:14.22
chooses to
conduct medical clinics
00:26:14.25\00:26:16.65
my wife Brenda,
helps organize the plans
00:26:16.68\00:26:19.36
and when the volunteers arrive
00:26:19.39\00:26:21.21
they are prepared to
share medical skills in ways
00:26:21.24\00:26:23.96
that truly leave a meaningful,
00:26:23.99\00:26:27.06
long term footprint
wherever they server.
00:26:27.09\00:26:30.79
However, another key aspect
00:26:30.82\00:26:33.29
of footprint medical missions
00:26:33.32\00:26:35.93
is that the
caregivers themselves
00:26:35.96\00:26:37.40
will be changed in ways
00:26:37.43\00:26:38.71
that are transformative in
clinical practices at home.
00:26:38.74\00:26:43.48
Beside listen to caregivers,
00:26:43.51\00:26:44.87
returning from mission
trips around the world.
00:26:44.90\00:26:46.97
I heard many phrases like
00:26:47.00\00:26:49.46
I will never treat a patient
as just a broken arm again
00:26:49.49\00:26:54.05
or these clinics have shown me
00:26:54.08\00:26:56.27
that every person I
treat as a prince or princess.
00:26:56.30\00:26:59.78
A child of God deserving
the very best I can give.
00:26:59.81\00:27:03.82
The footprint of
long term transformation
00:27:03.85\00:27:07.84
in clinical
practice, emergency room,
00:27:07.87\00:27:10.49
dental care, caregiver listening
00:27:10.52\00:27:13.09
it leads a trial of
kindness, honor, value
00:27:13.12\00:27:16.26
and love in many
lives all around the world.
00:27:16.29\00:27:20.94
There's an old
Christian song comes to mind,
00:27:20.97\00:27:23.92
they will know we are
Christians by our love.
00:27:23.95\00:27:28.87
Short term mission
trips well planned are really
00:27:28.90\00:27:32.83
long term lessons in God's love.
00:27:32.86\00:27:37.43
Thanks for joining us today.
00:27:37.46\00:27:39.00
I'm Dick Duerksen,
00:27:39.03\00:27:40.06
your host of
Maranatha Mission Stories,
00:27:40.09\00:27:41.98
looking forward to see
you next week as together
00:27:42.01\00:27:45.51
we make
footprints with God's love.
00:27:45.54\00:27:48.48