Georgia Ann Sylke, a medical/surgical nurse from Milwaukee, Wisc.,does initial assessment for a free consultation as part of the first Mercy Medical Team trip to Guatemala in October 2007.

Volunteers are needed! CLICK HERE to fill out a volunteer application to be notified of upcoming service opportunities.

Julie Loscheider of Anchorage, Alaska, talks to a Kenyan woman and children during a Mercy Medical Team trip in October. Her team was the first to diagnose and treat people at the new Luther Health Facility in Kibera, Kenya. Watch a video from Julie's trip. Visit www.youtube.com/venus579. Music in the video comes from The Themba Girls with the Erin Bode Group. Buy the CD at www.thembagirls.org.

LCMS World Relief and Human Care is offering medical professionals opportunities to volunteer abroad in underserved regions of the world. Working with other Lutherans to spread Christ's mercy, pastors, doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are coordinated into Mercy Medical Teams (MMT). These teams work in conjunction with LCMS partner churches and local clinics to address needs of both body and soul.

The first MMT treated nearly 1,000 patients in one week at a clinic in the infamous Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya (October 2006). Team members diagnosed and treated people with malaria, infections, malnutrition, and other health problems with medication bought by generous donations.

Upcoming trips

October 21 – November 1, 2009
Madagascar

February 12-23, 2010
Kenya

March 11-21, 2010
Haiti

Additional Mercy Medical Team Trips are currently being scheduled. Please check back soon for updated trip schedules and be sure to fill out a volunteer application at the link below to receive the latest trip information.

* LCMS World Relief and Human Care will not knowingly lead a team into political unrest or any other situation where safety may be compromised. Decisions to cancel a trip may be made shortly before the scheduled date, based on firsthand information from our local contacts.

For more information, contact:

Jacob Fiene
LCMS World Relief and Human Care
1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122
Jacob.Fiene@lcms.org
314-996-1278
800-248-1930 ext. 1278

Recommended Reading: click here.

Mercy Medical Team Brochure: click here.

Mercy Medical Team Blog: click here.

To financially support medical projects around the world, earmark payments "medical supplies project" and contribute to the following:

LCMS World Relief and Human Care
P.O. Box 66861
St. Louis, MO 63166
Credit Card line: 1-888-930-4438