The Call to Heal

"To heal the sick" is an evangelical imperative practiced throughout the Gospels by Jesus himself. Our missionaries can do no less and while constantly extending themselves to the spiritual needs of the African people - we remain mindful of the importance of Christ's mandate. Together with our missionary and religious colleagues we have established:

• Clinics and Hospitals
• Orphanages
• Primary Health Care Facilities
• Basic Health Education
• Birthing Centers
• Nutritional Education for Mothers
• Emergency Food Distribution

Most often located in the remotest regions of Africa where medical and health care would not otherwise be available.

The fight against ignorance and disease remains an urgent priority throughout Africa.

Successes:

Nsambya Babies Home

Uganda is one of the African countries being hit hardest by the current AIDS crisis. But over the last 40 years it has also had more than its share of calamities such as war and natural disasters. And while all of these events are both horrifying and fearsome, the common factor is that they have killed and impoverished men and women throughout East Africa. Men and women who were parents - who left behind tiny babies . . . innocent children who are victims in a world filled with fear and despair.

For more than 130 years, the Missionaries of Africa have been working to help heal the lives of African children - children whose lives have been repeatedly torn apart by the violence created by nature and by humanity. That's why we are urgently seeking financial support for the Nsambya Babies Project. It is our hope that as these tiny infants grow into young men and women, they will discover a future filled with vision and promise - a future they will share with those around them.

See also: AIDS projects.

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