Below is a list of the 2007-2008 Overseas White Cross recipients, including a brief explanation of their ministry, links to relevant documents and photos and links to local partner Web sites, when available. Click on the name of a country in the list immediately below to jump to that country's entry on this page. When there, click on the name of the country (if blue) to visit its partner Web site.

Bolivia

Missionary Profiles: Mario and Rosa

Missionaries Mario and Rosa, along with their kids, Mario and Seth have a vibrant ministry with Bolivian Youth. Youth groups there often include young men and women up to age 25, perhaps an advantage as the older ones can be good role models for the younger, thus strengthening the group.

As is often found in Latin America, youth are attracted to large gatherings—conferences, camps and assemblies. Yet, many lack the money for transportation and food, and many do not have bedding, towels or extra clothing to bring.

White Cross will help to provide for Christian youth to come together and become more effective Christian Leaders.

History: House of Hope

^ TOP ^

Bulgaria

Missionary Profiles: Susan Linderman, Terry and Tom Myers

Missionaries Tom and Terry Myers, along with Susan Linderman work in ministry with the Baptist Union of Bulgaria. White Cross gifts will provide the necessary items such as warm clothes, food and providing social ministries to the Roma (gypsy) people as well as families of the Baptist Church of Sofia. Helping these families will give them a chance to become self sufficient and let them know they are cared about through the continuing love shown to them.

History: Outreach Program
Report: Bulgaria 2006-2007

^ TOP ^

Burundi

White Cross funds will make a difference in the lives of people through the Feeding program for Vulnerable Children. These children suffer from malnutrition and whose parents have died from HIV-AIDS. This program serves over 145 children. The center provides food, medical and school materials to help the children become healthy and prepare them to break the cycle of poverty.

^ TOP ^

Cambodia

Missionary Profiles: Debra and John Coats

Missionaries Debra and John Coats provide basic health care in villages of Mesang District, Cambodia. Debbie, an American Baptist nurse practitioner, give health care and provides basic treatment and trains local villagers to diagnose common and simple health problems. Through White Cross, a program that has always had health care at its heart can make a difference in the lives of these villagers. Medications and vitamins is one way to care for their needs.

History: Mesang Tuberculosis Center and Project
Map: Cambodia
Report: Health Care Provided 2006-2007

^ TOP ^

Chile

Missionary Profiles: Dwight and Barbara Bolick

Missionaries Dwight and Barbara Bolick are helping to develop programs in community health for rural Mapuche churches and communities in southern Chile. These projects address preventable conditions such as Hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes. Through White Cross, the Bolicks are able to present workshops and prepare educational materials for those seeking help. The major portion of these funds go towards the beekeeping and honey prosecution. This project is used for health and economic benefits. Qualified participants receive training and start-up equipment and bees.

Pictures: Isla Huapi Beekeeping
Story: Isla Huapi Beekeeping
Additional Pictures

^ TOP ^

China

Missionary Profile: Judith Sutterlin

Missionary Judith Sutterlin, working with the Amity Foundation, receives White Cross funds to assist medical staff in the remote villages across China. Ten clinics have been built, and the funds are used to purchase bandages, towels, bed-sheets and basic supplies to the clinics.

Histories of clinics
Dong Zhuang Village Clinic - Dr. Sun Jinglin
Gou Village Clinic - Dr. Ma Tingfei
He Jia Gou Village Clinic - Dr. Ma Xuewu
Hou Chuan Village Clinic - Dr. Hai
Jinghua Village Clinic - Dr. Wang Sixian
Kang Gou Village Clinic - Dr. Wu Yingping
Ma Ding Village Clinic - Dr. Liu Ronghui
Shi Ba Li Village Clinic - Dr. Han Hongxia
Ye He Village Clinic - Dr. Yang Kejing
Information on pictures in clinic histories

^ TOP ^

Democratic Republic of Congo

Missionary Profiles: Ann and Bill Clemmer, Wayne and Catherine Niles

Missionaries Ann and Bill Clemmer receive White Cross funds to help purchase supplies for 14 hospitals and clinics throughout D.R. Congo. These supplies are sent through the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Maryland to clinics supported through the Congo Baptist Community. Contributions are also given for educational needs. Handwork such as baby blankets, baby gowns, roll bandages, and muslin squares are very much needed as continuing care is provided.

History: Overview of Hospitals and Clinics
History: Use of White Cross Supplies
Map: Congo
Report: Congo 2005-2006
Story: CBCO Medical Meetings 2008
Receiving White Cross 2007
Receiving White Cross 2008
Additional Pictures

^ TOP ^

Cuba

With economic pressure being applied on Cuba buy many world powers many essential items not produced in Cuba are unavailable to its citizens. These include such common things as aspirin and vitamins. Through our Baptist partners in Cuba, White Cross supplies medicines and vitamins for patients at health clinics.

^ TOP ^

Dominican Republic

Missionary Profile: Madeline Flore-Lopez

Missionary Madeline Flore-Lopez is involved with White Cross funds as she works with three associations: Asociacion Bautista Vida Eterna, Inc.; Asociacion de Iglesias Bautistas Misionera Haitian; and IBAREDO, Asociacion de Iglesias Bautistas de la Republica Dominiciana. There are also two clinics: Centro Bautista Medicina Preventiva and Clinica Medica in Santa Domingo

Medications and medical supplies are purchased for the clinics and medical clinics at churches and bateyes. First aid items and hygiene/health kits will be used in different communities, churches and hospitals that have limited or no income. Educational materials are distributed at churches to develop leaders, support that children's ministry, educate the youth and promote reading.

^ TOP ^

El Salvador

Missionary Profile: Magda Aguirre

With International Ministries' longstanding relationship with and support of Baptist women in El Salvador, missionary Magda Aguirre has the opportunity through White Cross to support the women in their social ministries of family life, health care and provision for needs of senior citizens. The women have a vision for what God wants them to do, and when convention leadership wanted to close the senior citizens' home, the women refused to let that happen. They continue to maintain the Baptist schools in Santa Ana and San Salvador and to promote good health in family and community projects.

General Information
Report: El Salvador 2005-2006

^ TOP ^

Haiti

Missionary Profile: Kihoma and Mabudiga Nzunga

Missionary Kihomi Ngwemi Nzunga, our missionary with the Haitian Baptist Convention is in charge of women's ministry working with the convention as their national coordinator. Through this ministry she does teaching on nutrition and family health subjects such as family planning and preventive medical care. She teaches the women about small self-supportive economic projects as sewing, gardening and raising chickens or goats. She has a social ministry where she assists pregnant women, women who have recently had babies and the sick by providing them with clothes, baby clothes and toiletry items.

Mabudiga Nzunga works with the Northern Haiti Christian University of the Haitian Baptist Convention, and the eye center at Cap Haitian. White Cross these programs provide for the daily needs of those who need them the most. The seminary helps those who need those skills for ministry, and the eye center program provides medical care. These projects could not continue without the help of White Cross funds.

History: Women's Organization
Additional Pictures

^ TOP ^

India

Missionary Profiles: Betsy Perkins

An estimated 50% or more of India's non-Christians who come to faith in Christ have been influenced by Christian health programs. Through working with Christian agencies in the North East, South and Bengal-Orissa-Bihar areas, we are able to support over 13 hospitals/clinics and agencies with White Cross funds so they can continue to purchase needed supplies. Many clinics are located in remote areas and people cannot get to the cities for daily medical help. Missionary Betsy Perkins helps to over see the hospitals and clinics.

History of hospitals and clinics
Impur Christian Hospital
Jorhat Christian Medical Center
Kangpokpi Christian Hospital
Kodakanal International School
Nekursini Christian Hospital
Satribari Christian Hospital
Seva Sadan
Tura Christian Hospital
Additional Pictures

^ TOP ^

Lebanon

Missionary Profiles: Daniel and Sarah Chetti

^ TOP ^

Liberia

This West African nation is struggling to emerge from 15 years of devastation and civil war. Through White Cross, IM is helping hospitals and clinics with basic supplies. The Liberia Baptist Convention is helping two clinics in providing primary health care for more than six hundred students and twenty thousand residents in surrounding towns and village.

Pictures: Feeding Program

^ TOP ^

Myanmar (formerly Burma)

With political uncertainty in many areas of the country, many villages have been burned three or four times, leaving the people in desperate circumstances. With their emphasis on holistic ministry, the Myanmar Baptist Convention has been seeking to meet their needs, physical as well as spiritual. Clinics and "mini hospitals" have been set up in different parts of the country to offer medical assistance. Christian doctors and nurses volunteer their time to serve in these facilities. They also have outreach ministries in the Wa area of the country along the border with China. Many of the villages have been inaccessible by roads. A part of their ministry has been to build schools and clinics. White Cross funds help to purchase needed items as medical services are provided in these facilities.

^ TOP ^

Nepal

Missionary Profiles: Carole and Charles Sydnor

Missionaries Charles and Carole Syndor have requested funds for The Chaurjahari Hospital is located in a very remote area of Western Nepal. The hospital provides diagnostic and curative services. It serves an estimate of over 700,000 people from three districts in Mid Western Region of Nepal. Although there are government hospitals in the area, they are often without doctors and patients will travel for days to attend Chaurjahari Hospital where they know they will receive treatment. This puts a great burden on the hospital to make sure patients get quality care. Funds are used for the purchasing of medications and for the continuing care needed for patients.

History: Chaurjahari Hospital
Report: Nepal Patient Care 2006-2007
Additional Pictures

^ TOP ^

Nicaragua

Missionary Profiles: David and Laura Parajon

Missionary doctors David and Laura Parajon are working with the AMOS Health and Hope Ministries. It is a non profit Christian organization which seeks to improve the health of poor and marginalized population. AMOS has the following services: Hospital and Clinic, rural community health, hospice care, prevention and those living with HIV/AIDS.

The Baptist Home for the elderly receives nothing from the government and it relies solely on the Baptist Churches and a monthly donation by the Baptist Convention to help meet those needs of the men and women living there. White Cross helps to provide for some of those needs.

New Ministry: Drs. David and Laura Parajon 2006

^ TOP ^

Palestine

More than one million people live in the Gaza Strip, all but a tiny fraction of whom are Muslim. American Baptist International Ministries partners with Christian Mission to Gaza (CMG) to support the relief work of Dr. Hanna Massad, pastor of the area's only evangelical church. CMG administers food and medicine to those in need including the most critical cases of malnutrition and poverty prevalent among Palestinian refugees.

^ TOP ^

Panama

Missionary Profiles: Ingrid Roldan-Roman

There are two Christian Centers in which missionary Ingrid Roldan-Roman is asking us to help provide health related items through White Cross. Theological Center of the Caribbean in Changuinola and the Theological Center's Social Ministries. These centers provide care to the community of Bella Vista and surrounding areas known as curative and preventive medical rounds. According to Ingrid services are given to over four hundred outpatients a year. Your contributions help in providing sewing supplies, blankets, diapers, milk, vitamins and other medical care for the prevention of diseases.

^ TOP ^

Philippines

Capiz Emmanuel Hospital and Iloilo Mission Hospital share in funds that are provided by White Cross. These hospitals serve fifty thousand or more patients each year and also provide care for those who are unable to come to hospitals through mobile teams that offer primary care to patients.

Handwork, health kits, and school kits are also shared with five Christian centers under the Philippine Baptist Convention. Many families and especially youth, take advantage of items that we provide. Patchwork pieces are especially needed to help the women.

History: Antique Christian Center
History: Bacolod Christian College of Negros
History: Development Ministries
History: Veterans Village
Map: Philippines
Report: Bacolod Christian College of Negros 2006-2007
Report: Capiz Christian Hospital 2005-2006
Report: Convention Philippine Baptist Churches 2005-2006
Report: Development Ministries 2005-2006
Photos: Veterans Village - Christmas 2007
Photos: Veterans Village School Children
Web site: Bacolod Christian College of Negros, Inc.

^ TOP ^

Republic of Georgia

The Baptists of the Republic of Georgia established the Order of St. Nino in 1998 to provide in-home health care for the isolated, sick, disabled and elderly people. Through in-home visits, the Baptist women assess in health and social needs. The women match volunteer visitors with isolated individuals in order to provide for the client's needs for social interaction. Together, the St. Nino staff and volunteers help by cleaning, giving first aid, and providing basic medicine and supplementary items such as food, blankets and clothing. The Baptist women of St. Nino's Order now work in six large towns of Georgia including the capital city of Tbilisi. Professional medical doctors oversee each of the six regional staffs and volunteers who assist them.

History: St. Ninos Order Home for the Elderly

^ TOP ^

Rwanda

This Central African nation has been devastated by war and genocide. White Cross has been providing funds for four clinics and health centers under the auspices of the Baptist Union of Rwanda. In addition to the basic health care, each clinic has a nutrition center to care for malnourished children and seek to provide family health education, especially to mothers in the rural areas.

^ TOP ^

Thailand

Missionary Profiles: Lea Lindero

Kwai River Hospital is located where many refugees from Myanmar (Burma) are living. This twenty-five bed hospital serves two large refugee camps, providing a spectrum of care that includes preventive, emergency, inpatient, and clinical services. Our missionary Lea Lindero helps to make sure these funds are used in providing the care needed to give all people the loving touch of God.

History: Kwai River Christian Hopsital

^ TOP ^

Zambia

Missionary Profiles: Charles and Sarah West

With the help of the Baptist Convention of Zambia and in partnership with International Ministries, the Holmes Elementary School situated in the Kalikilik area of Zambia has been able to open and educate children and help the women and widows in the area with literacy. It is hopeful this will empower the women to seek employment and help their families and communities. With this in mind missionaries Charles and Sarah West through White Cross fund will provide the basic necessities such as socks, shoes and underwear, hygiene kits and a warm breakfast, along with other education materials. The Holmes Elementary school will be able to help close to 110 children a day.

^ TOP ^