Some of you already know about Faith Alive but if you are coming to my blog from a link you saw, I wanted to provide some more explanation of the clinic. I feel a little inadequate in how I can describe it. I have never been there but my husband visited it in January of 2008. He came back very touched by the work of Dr. Chris, the founder of Faith Alive, and the other doctors, as well as by the stories of several patients who he interacted with.
The Faith Alive Hospital cares for about 500 patients a day and provides ongoing care for HIV/AIDS patients. Approximately 10,000 people are on the waiting list for life-saving drugs, which only cost $183 a year. As the name implies, Faith Alive is faith-based, but they does not discriminate in who they treat - currently they see about 50/50 Christians and Muslims. The clinic's services include counseling and prayer, home-based care, health and HIV awareness education, school sponsorships, job training, discipleship classes, micro-lending, transitional housing, a food bank, support groups, and satellite clinics, schools, and farms. Faith Alive is a free clinic that is truly doing life saving work. Most of the patients cannot afford medical care and their lives would be significantly shorter and more painful without treatment. And the holistic approach to health care not only extends people's lives but also improves their quality of life.
For more information, visit http://faithalivenigeria.org. Thank you so much for considering making a donation!
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