SHALOM MEDICAL CENTER OPENS OCTOBER 1, 2014!!
IMAGINE ACTS MINISTRY JOYFULLY TESTIFIES OF THE LORD’S GUIDANCE, FAITHFULNESS AND PROVISION TOWARDS THIS NEW PROJECT OF MINISTRY AND WORK IN UGANDA.
In late 2013, IAM began to prepare with Dr. Dan Douglas and IAM administrator, Henry Lutwama to open a medical clinic in southwest Uganda with a mission of bringing the reality of God’s love and goodness through medical and evangelical work.
Shalom Medical Center opened its main clinic October of 2014 and a new maternity wing with 3 in-patient rooms, along with the delivery and exam room, in March of 2015.
Bernie Boudreaux, Becky Miller, and Diane Garbo have been over several times since 2013 visiting Rakai District and planning for IAM’s on-going book ministry and new medical mission. Bernie and Becky were in Uganda in March and participated in the opening of the new wing.
Shalom Medical Center currently has a staff of six: two doctors, one nurse, a laboratory technician, a mid-wife, and Administrator. We also employ a day worker and a night security guard.
In March, Becky and Bernie took sheets, blankets, baby receiving blankets and other medical supplies on their trip to Shalom to ready the new wing for opening. Beds were purchased, delivered and assembled by Bernie and the guys. We then transferred the first in-patient, Mary, into the new wing.
On this trip, Bernie designed an incinerator to be built in rear of clinic. It is extremely necessary to dispose of contaminated and used medical supplies.
Contractor’s version looked more like a rocket ship!! But it is working and doing the job!
Becky got to receive some special, although certainly unplanned, medical care after running into the edge of a metal window frame in the rear of the clinic. I was the first American treated in the clinic and I can testify to the excellent care!!
