AME Churches in Malawi Receive Medical Mission from March 14-22
In just two days, March 15-16, over 1,000 medical treatments were provided to over 800 persons living in the Kasungu District of the southern African nation of Malawi, a part of the 20th Episcopal District of the AME Church, under the leadership of Bishop Ronnie Brailsford and Episcopal Supervisor Carolyn Brailsford. Among the 16-member delegation led by Pastor Jonathan Weaver of Greater Mt. Weaver AME Church were Pastors Abraham Smith and Mary Newton of the Washington Conference, Pastor Sterlin Powell of the Virginia Conference, Pastor Charles Fontaine Macon of the 4th Episcopal District, and laypersons from Reid Temple, Turner Memorial, Greater Mt. Nebo, and Allen Chapel (Indianapolis) Churches.
Standing behind one of the presiding elders in Malawi (from left to right) are Kimberly Wiggins of Reid Temple, Pastor Sterlin Powell (Virginia Conference), and Kimberly Bandy of Greater Mt. Nebo. In just the first two days of the trip, they provided anti-fungal cream scalp treatment to over 400 children. The doctors saw about the same and the eyeglasses clinic saw at least 200 people and about 2,000 prescriptions were distributed. The patients were children largely from the AME primary school located adjacent to Madawi AME Church, the oldest AME Church in Malawi, established in 1924.
Today, between the anti-fungal team, medical doctors, and the eyeglasses team, we saw over 732 people. Over the last seven days, we have treated over 4,072 persons averaging 574 persons per day. We have church service each morning and then we provide the medical services.
Credits to Bishop Ronnie E. Brailsford, Sr.; Rev. Dr. Jonathan Weaver; and Dr. Kimberly Bandy.
