MMN Mar 2022 Mag - online - Flipbook - Page 23
MEDIC
TRAINING
GRADUATION
CEREMONY
locals providing care to inpatients in the hospital. Once again,
I encroached upon the good will
of AMI and asked permission for
ten weeks of supervised practice in their hospitals. It was then
extended to 20 weeks and the
course became 26 + 20 (46)
weeks. It has developed from a
one-week first programme to oneyear comprehensive programme
to train ‘medics’ to provide health
care to the Karen people in
approximately 50 clinics in the
Karen State. How fantastic is that!
We have felt the hand of God
upon us from the beginning and
that very first meeting on London
Bridge Station. Everyone is a volunteer covering their own costs
(which comes to around £800 per
person). All HOPE has to do is raise
the funds for the course, which
is about £40,000 per year for 40
students; £1,000 per student is
good value for money. The Lord
has provided for us by generous
friends (MMN has also contributed for two consecutive years).
All it takes is a little faith, a little
courage and a little initiative and
hey presto - God is on your side!
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