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Villages many miles away were sending patients by trucks, horseback, and tractors to our medical clinic. |
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The combination of a medical team working together with a local church is very effective. Before people see the doctor they are standing around waiting, so we have time to talk to them and explain why we came and to share our testimonies. Kent and Jean shared their love for God with the Tyvenian people through their songs and personal testimonies. |
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We gave out all the literature we had.... and still the people would come and ask (beg) for more! |
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In many villages there was no running water, no indoor toilets, no electricity. Our clinic often ran with an old generator hooked up to the building that would barely work. For many days our dental team worked only with a flashlight. Dr. Bob, a dentist is extracting a damaged tooth. |
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The Agape Health Kits allow us to help invalids, elderly, social outcast, and sick by going from house to house. These people were unable to come to the clinic, so our team went to them. Health Kits are specifically designed to meet the medical needs of people in the rural areas. Each kit contains medicine for stomach ailments, infections, heart, kidneys; it even has nitroglycerine tablets, plus directions for the usage of each medicine written in Russian. Also each kit contains a New Testament, Christian literature, and a Gospel bracelet with explanation. Sherry, an RN is using one of these health kits to share Jesus with a poor Tyvenian lady at her house. |
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The medical care that AGAPE provided spoke volumes about God's love to the patients as well as to the local doctors who worked with us. Dr. Jim, ENT doctor is examining an ear. |
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Tyva is such a beautiful country. We traveled over five hours each way, to a village of "old believers" and NEVER met another car either way! |
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It was in 1997 that Dr. Bill first felt God's leading to go there. More Photos
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Every day we traveled from our base camp to different villages. More Photos
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Even nearby families from other villages were sending their children to our clinic by horseback, trucks, and tractors. More Photos
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A small team of six people traveled across seven mountain passes to set up our medical clinic which helped treat many local shepherds ... More Photos
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Riding this jeep on a dirt road was like being inside a washing machine. You were tossed, slammed, jerked, squeezed, and jolted. Unfortunately, we never got clean. More Photos...
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For many sick people in this remote region, our medical clinics are the only chance for them to be examined by a doctor and receive advice and medicine. More Photos...
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A LOT of people, who knew nothing or very little about God were very interested in knowing and learning more about Him. More Photos...
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