Currently Spotswood has a Mission team that has left good ol Virginia. Read the blog below to see what they are up to.
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
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It is hard to believe how fast our time here has passed. It is now 5:30 Friday afternoon, our mission time here is coming to an end. We are busy dismantling the medical clinic that has served us so well for the last five days. The numbers are just now being tabulated to assess how much our labor, with the Lord's help, has accomplished in this past week.
The totals we have at this time are :
Clinic Totals: 1379
Commitments to Christ : 254
Medical: 291
Gyn: 123
Optical: 504 Eye Glasses Provided : 510
Dental Cleaning: 140
Fillings/Extractions: 321
 Waiting for her turn.  Norman finally gets in after his fourth day.  Prayer Tent burns with Holy Fire.
Approximately 950 patients stopped by the Prayer Tent as they exited the clinic. |
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The Face of Christ's Compassion |
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
 
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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"Suffer little children....." Matt. 19:14 |
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
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It is 10 o'clock Thursday morning, and the press of the crowd is already causing unrest in the waiting lines. Many are being turned away at the end of each day because we cannot meet their needs for medical services. We hear stories of many people who have walked up to five miles each day to get here and still they have not been treated. Their needs are so great and we are so few.
These are the very poor people who are not able to pay for their own medical treatment. There are free services available to them, but there is over a year's waiting period or more.
So many that we see are children:
 Medical Clinic treats the children.
 "Are you Dr. Drew?"
 "Could you repeat that please?" |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
 Working as a team.
 Dr. Bill Griffin prepares a young dental patient.
Many that come are young. The numbers continue to increase each day.
 Tools of the trade.
Other team members volunteer to keep instruments clean and sterile. Others see that the dental supplies keep coming.
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"As ye go.....heal the sick" Matt. 10:7-8 |
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
 News Talk 93.FM broadcasts live from clinic grounds. This morning, when we arrived at the church around 7:30 AM, a block-long line of people had already formed in front of the church. The church yard was filled to capacity, and the gates had to be closed until more room became available. After people register for services, they are sent to a waiting area inside the church, which holds several hundred. From this holding area, patients are directed to their designated clinic areas. As they exit the church, Spiritual Counseling is offered. Vacation Bible School is held twice a day in the open yard area. We are told, many traveled long distances today to be here. Each day we expect the numbers to multiply as the word continues to spread throughout the city.
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Kencot Christian Fellowship |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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Pastor Errol Bolt and his Kencot Christian Fellowship welcomed your Jamaica Medical Mission Team with open arms during Sunday morning's worship service. Then, immediately after services, we began the transformation of this large Kingston church into a modern medical clinic that will provide dental, medical, nutritional, pharmaceutical, pediatric, gynecologic and optical services, all free of charge. Spiritual Counseling and Vacation Bible School are also provided each day.
In order to help control the demand, we scheduled Monday as church members only day. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, we will be open to the general public. Friday, we will also be open to the general public, but the local police and emergency personnel are invited as well.
Jamaican Parliament's Dr. Peter D. Phillips and Pastor Errol Bolt check out new clinic's facilities on Monday.  |
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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
Well, it finally stopped raining. It is Sunday morning and we are waiting to board the vans to take us to church. But, today church started early. Actually, it happened right here in the parking lot of our apartments!
 Dr. Duane Anderson and Paula Shinkle, members of our Jamaica Mission Team, pray with the groundskeeper named Michael Smith as he asks Jesus Christ to become his Savior and Lord.
Dr. Duane Anderson (left) Michael Smith (center) Dr. Bradley Church (right)
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