Campaign to Educate Our Children

Quality education is more of a luxury in Nigeria than an available necessity.  I wrote recently about how concern for day-to-day survival can diminish the importance of education in the minds of subsistence farming families.  This is one of the main challenges to...

The Joy of the Lord is my Strength!

Remember the Book of Job in the Old Testament? The lesson of Job is that whatever may go horribly wrong in our lives, God is always there with us. I recently wrote about a young man fittingly named Promise, a quadriplegic who developed a severe gluteal ulcer (bed...

HEAL’s First Village Health Outreach

“Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone, but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24). In our last newsletter, I told you the story of Promise, a young man in a terrible car accident who is now...

The Promise of Sr. Calista’s Legacy

As I prepare for my upcoming three week trip to Nigeria, from April 17th to May 9th, I am looking ahead with great hope for HEAL and our mission. Of course, it is only because I believe our Lord has called me into this mission that I have this hope even in the face of...