May 2010       
                                                                                                                                                                

Message from...
         the EMAS Chair

The last few months have brought severe hardships to many countries all over the world. It is hard to read the news and see the pictures of the earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and Western China, and the fatal mudslides in Western and Eastern Uganda. But I have also been deeply moved by the response from our many donors and teams. The generous donations we have received from individuals and other organizations have enabled us to respond quickly to the situation in Haiti. We were able to send funds, initially for essential supplies, and then for reconstruction, using local people for the work so as to provide jobs. The community which we are supporting in Bon Repos, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, is also using their own resources, to put their lives back together, and is very grateful for what we have been able to provide. Several Canadian doctors have volunteered to join teams, organized by Medical Teams International, and two are currently in Haiti. Our regular team will also be going in May.

It is easy to get discouraged when we receive so many inquiries from overseas, for assistance from EMAS Teams, only to find that we cannot mobilize the number of doctors and nurses needed. Just take a look at our “Recruitment Corner” in this issue to see the needs that are unmet; but then I am reminded of our generous donors and passionate team members and the exhortation in Thessalonians 5:13 to “Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work,” and I give thanks for you all and for the God-given opportunity we have to be of service.

Hendrik Visser, M.D.
Chairman of EMAS Board

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Take My Healing to the Nations
October 28 & 29, 2011

  

Healthcare          Workers'
Conference

A Christian healthcare workers’ conference advancing Christ−centred healthcare in Canada and abroad.
                                                                                                                        

Plenary Speakers
Dr. Tony Campolo
Pastor, speaker, author,
sociologist and activist

Dr. Nicholas Comninellis
Founder of INMED

Toni Dolfo-Smith
Director, Living Waters Canada

Location
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Toronto, Ontario

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in interactive workshops with other Christians living out their calling. For more information, visit our website at:

          EMAS Reaching Out...
                           to a Hurting World.
 


  Disaster
  Relief

  Haiti
  Earthquake

  

 

EMAS CANADA is responding to assist
the victims of the deadly 7.0 earthquake that
hit 10 miles from
Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
on January 12.
   
 

In the Bon Repos community, just outside of Port-au-Prince, where EMAS CANADA has been sending missions teams for over 10 years, many are injured, homeless or without food and water, trying to survive. International aid has been very slow to reach this region.

EMAS CANADA has been stepping in to fill the gap. Our Haitian partners have been purchasing supplies locally and distributing food, water or vouchers to approximately 600 people. A humanitarian/medical EMAS Team will travel this month led by Dr. Plourde.

The El-Shaddai Property
The El-Shaddai Church, which was housing the elementary school children and the nutrition centre, has been damaged beyond repair by the earthquake. There is an urgency to move forward with the new building project. The construction of a single-story building, with a security fence, is quickly underway. Community members are assisting with construction under a work-for-food arrangement. At first, it will be used as a school/nutrition centre, church and medical clinic. Eventually, a more elaborate long-term facility will be built, in conjunction with Engineering Ministries International (eMi), to house the El-Shaddai church, school, parish medical facility and perhaps accommodations for short-term missions teams.

Please help the people of Haiti by donating to
the “Haiti Disaster Relief” fund.
Our ability to help depends on YOU.

  


EMAS CANADA/
MTI TEAM for Haiti

In another area of Port-au-Prince affected by the earthquake, EMAS CANADA medical volunteers will be joining an MTI Team (Medical Teams International), to bring humanitarian medical aid to the suffering people of Haiti. They need your support to cover travel costs and other travel-related expenses. Please donate to the “Disaster Relief-EMAS/MTI Medical Team Support” fund.

emascanada.org/disasterrelief_Haiti.htm
   
 

Recruitment
    Corner

Please consider
the following opportunities:

Team Members Needed for Uganda (Sep. 26–Oct. 9, 2010)
Physiotherapist, pharmacist, dentist, ophthalmologist, laboratory technologist, agriculturalist and someone to start a sports ministry.
www.emascanada.org/recruitment
ugandateammembers.htm

Medical Team for Zambia
Visiting a mission post and a small church in the Chipepo area. See:
www.emascanada.org/recruitment
zambiateam.htm

         

 

 

 

Doctor for Liberia
(Jan.–Feb. 2011)
Join Pastor Bob Swann and
a small team to provide
medical training in Kwendin, Liberia working with the Liberian Baptist Missionary & Educational Convention. Contact Michael Wills

Dentists Needed for Ecuador
(Jan. 14–23, 2011) To provide care for poor children in rural schools.

Team Leader for Costa Rica
Needed to continue the work and keep this region active. Visit:
www.emascanada.org/costaricareport.htm
 

 

 

Practitioners for China East
Paediatricians, sub-specialists and paediatric nurses needed. Contact Team Leader

Needed for Guangdong,
China (Nov. 3–14, 2010)
Dentists, dental hygienists
and physicians needed.
Contact Team Leader

OTs, PTs and OR Nurses for China South (Surgery: Nov. 7–18; Post-op: Nov. 14–27, 2010) OR nurses, occupational and physio therapists needed for November mission trips.
Contact Team Leader
 

 

 

    
 

Step by Step...
a Projects' Journey

Continuing our
Ugandan journey....


In our last two issues, I have written about a new project in Fort Portal, Uganda where EMAS is partnered with RAMBIA, a local NGO which operates a small health centre. See www.emascanada.org/ugandareport.htm I promised to keep you up-to-date, regardless of whether the news was good or bad.

Last year, an EMAS Team worked at the Health Centre that was only partially built and we were able to see what was still needed for this community to get proper healthcare—a small maternity ward and out-patient department with related equipment, staff housing, proper latrines, medical records, an adequate pharmacy, clean water, electricity, and sufficient supplies of medications to serve patients and community health workers.

         

 

 

 

We hoped to raise funds to help with these needs; and although we did receive donations of several thousand dollars, which have been used to complete the building exterior, we have not received the funds needed to tackle the other issues. RAMBIA's enterprising volunteer Executive Director managed to find a UK charity which supplies used hospital equipment and was ready to ship hospital beds, a suction machine for the maternity ward and other supplies, but they needed $6,000 to pay the shipping, which we couldn't provide. So the offer of equipment has had to lapse.
In March, the community around the Health Centre suffered from heavy rains and mudslides. It is a very hilly region and increased cultivation of the hills has made the area vulnerable to erosion.
 

 


Homes were destroyed, and people took shelter in churches. Recently planted seeds were washed away, raising fears that there will not be sufficient food come harvest time.

We are planning another visit in September and are hoping for additional team members this year, particularly a pharmacist and a dentist. We are also seeking donors and prayer support for this community which is working hard to improve the quality of their lives amidst great hardship.

I`ll keep you posted....

Michael J. Wills
Executive Director

 
 


Year-end       

Financial Report 

  EMAS CANADA is a registered charity. We are firmly committed to being good stewards of funds entrusted to us by our donors. Our Board members are dedicated to allocating funds wisely and effectively to further the cause of Christ.
                 
 

                                                        
Admin – Office expenses, project and donation fees.

OMS – Overseas team ministry support.

Projects – Value of delivered services.

Participants – Donations/expenses for EMAS people serving overseas.

         

                                                        
Good accounting procedures
Donations to specific projects fund our work in the designated countries. EMAS team participants are responsible for raising funds to cover their own expenses.

Transparency
The annual audited statement is available upon request. All inquires, about our organization, our programs, our policies and our procedures, will

 


be promptly answered. Additional information and audited financial statements are available at www.emascanada.org/financialreport.htm


Total
Income
$1,671,722
Total
Expenses
$1,614,821
Balance
$56,901
 
          EMAS Reaching Out...
                           to a Hurting World.
 

EMAS Missions Teams
    2 0 1 0 — 2 0 1 1

EMAS sponsors medical and dental missions teams, to work in specific locations overseas. New members are always welcome to join these teams. Those approved are sponsored by EMAS. They are expected to raise funds equal to the expenses incurred on their behalf. For more information, visit our website at: www.emascanada.org/missiontrips.htm

  


E M A S s a r y
The official newsletter of:


Contact EMAS CANADA at:
P. O. Box 820, Stn Main
Stouffville, Ontario  L4A 7Z9
Tel: 905-642-4661
905-640-2186
Toll-free: 1-866-648-0664
info@emascanada.org
www.emascanada.org

 

2010                                          
Jul. 17–Aug. 1: Vietnam
Medical/dental team.
Contact: Dr. David Neima
In Canada contact:
Fr. Tien Tran
In USA contact:
PaulDinh Nguyen

Aug. 29–Sep. 12: Malawi
Team to Lifeline Malawi.
Contact: Dr. Hendrik Visser


Sep. 4–19: Russia
Medical Expedition.
Contact: Dr. Bill Etzkorn

Sep. 26–Oct. 9: Uganda
Team to RAMBIA Health
Centre, near Fort Portal.
Contact: Drs. Paul & Debbie Zeni

Oct. 22–Nov. 7: China East
Suzhou and Xiamen regions.
Contact: Team Leader


Nov. 3–14: China Guangdong
Medical/dental services to factory
workers and villagers. Possible seminars and surgical services.
Contact: Team Leader

                                               
Nov. 7–18: China South
Surgical team mission trip.
Contact: Team Leader

Nov. 14–27: China South
Post-op team mission trip.
Contact: Team Leader

2011
Jan. 14–23: Ecuador
Cuenca, orthopaedic surgery.
Contact: Dr. Tom Greidanus

February: Vietnam
(Dates to be determined.)
Medical/dental team.
Contact: Dr. David Neima
In Canada contact:
Fr. Tien Tran
In USA contact:
PaulDinh Nguyen

Spring: China East
(Dates to be determined.)
Dalian/Huangji team.
Contact: Team Leader

Many thanks to all of the team
members and donors who
make it possible for EMAS
to reach out to a hurting world.


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