Albert Doku's Testimony:

Medical Team?Äôs Reflection:
The many times I have returned to Ghana over the years have been mostly as a grown man returning home to visit family and friends. October 2006, however, I returned as a medical professional and Christian intent on giving back to the country which raised me as a young boy. We arrived in Ghana the 16th of October, spending the day making plans for the medical missions?Äô trip we would embark on for the remainder of the week. New Ningo?Äôs clinic would be our head quarters and dispatch office. The first day, Monday, we treated many patients, also providing clothing and food to those in need. Tuesday, we rose early to visit Lapleku also providing a medical clinic to the village. Wednesday, however, provided the most interesting of days and greatest challenges for a team unfamiliar with the conditions in Ghana. On Tuesday night it had rained, preventing the 30+ passenger buses from being able to travel to Akwaeba the next day. The clay roads were too muddy. As we stopped by the side of the road, two four-wheel jeeps came to the rescue to take members of the team into the villages. But many realized that it was necessary to get to the clinic as soon as possible to provide care. A few members of the team walked 4 to 5 miles in order to reach the clinic site. The rain, however, did not stop. It rained during the entire mission, but we worked through it. Some of the patients who hadn?Äôt had a checkup in years wailed in the rain to be treated. Some wailed in the dark. Suiting up in ponchos and carrying umbrellas, we tried to make do with the conditions. When we had finished treating the long line some decided to walk back the same route they had come. An adventurous day resulted in one of the jeeps getting caught in the mud, but an adventurous day also forced the mission?Äôs team to bond and work as a team to help push the truck out of the mud. That night we welcomed a shower and release from muddy shoes. Thursday we traveled 10 miles away from New Ningo to setup a clinic in Buerkor. We used someone?Äôs unfinished house as the clinic. Again, there was another long line of patients waiting to be seen. Friday was spent in Abekope and Faana treating malaria and administering TB and HIV counseling as best as we could. We had to send a few patients to New Ningo in order to have more detailed physicals. The team worked great together, with everyone participating in giving physicals and working the pharmacy we were able to treat many Ghanaians who otherwise would not have access to healthcare. In providing healthcare to these individuals we also participated in Medical and Dental Fairs which provided dental care to school children and brought Ghana?Äôs Secretaries of Health and Defense together to help provide healthcare needs. We found in our experience that growing in respect and bonding together with your fellow Christians can produce wonderful results for the less fortunate in the world. Despite having never worked with one another before, we quickly were able to form a cohesive group and make an impact on several communities. We faced challenges, but through God?Äôs help our medical missions trip was

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