Dick Koning a retired vascular surgeon from
Bend, Oregon came for several weeks. Dick is a good friend and has been very
active in bringing supplies and volunteers to MCM. He is also involved with
autism work here and has been a key supporter in autism groundwork in Ethiopia.
His group is sharing in our apartment.
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During the summer I had 17 students on our
service. Countries represented were Ethiopia, U.S.A., Germany, Greece. Korea,
Norway, Poland, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand. It was rewarding working with these
young people and seeing their excitement for medicine and for caring for ones
less privileged. Carl Chotas, (Marshall University), Kari Neutzling,(Concordia,
Minnesota), Tirset Mekonnen,(Johns Hopkins), Menachem Weiss (Ohio State) from
the states; Kaeum Bae, (Bryn Mar), Jinkum Bae (Franklin Marshall) from Korea;
Chanti Calais, Steve Morgan Loyola University and Rochester University, as well
as Habtamu Bayisa and Yoseph Zekarias, residents from Black Lion Hospital.
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A press conference was held on the 26th for the
new medical school. The school is opening to its first class in September.
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Oncology group: Julia Challinor (from Amsterdam)
and Annete Galassi (from Washington) and Meron Legese returned establishing a
tumor diagnostic and therapeutic program.
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COLLEGE PARK BAPTIST CHUCH – ORLANDO – YOUTH:
The young people from our home church sponsored the youth mission experience.
David and Merrie Harding were the coordinators of this team where they went to
Southern Ethiopia and worked with Sports Friends and water drilling projects.
They spent some time with us at MCM and worked with the children on the burn
unit and at Alamachen Rehab Center.
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