{"id":62850,"date":"2020-07-17T20:41:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T02:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/?p=62850"},"modified":"2020-07-17T20:41:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T02:41:42","slug":"church-of-the-nazarene-mobile-clinic-assists-migrants-in-guatemala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/church-of-the-nazarene-mobile-clinic-assists-migrants-in-guatemala\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of the Nazarene Mobile Clinic assists migrants in Guatemala"},"content":{"rendered":"

During this time of pandemic, Guatemala is still receiving deportees from the United States at its borders and airports. After going through a process to determine their state of health, they are taken to hospitals or shelters.<\/p>\n

Faced with the need for medical attention in this season due to COVID-19, Doctor Emilio Ramos, from Guatemala\u2019s Central District Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) team, made himself available to the country\u2019s Ministry of Health. He was assigned to serve in the \u201cRamiro de Le\u00f3n Carpio\u201d shelter, one of the migrant shelters where a group of 176 people can be found.<\/p>\n

When Dr. Ramos arrived, he could not find space to put a clinic where he could serve patients and had to attend to them on one side of the building, in the open air.<\/p>\n

Then he contacted the North Central Area NCM coordinator, D\u00e1maris Kellogg, requesting the assistance of the mobile clinic that the NCM has available in case of emergencies or needs. With the help of a Work and Witness team, the mobile clinic was transported to the shelter. They also sent a box with New Testaments, masks, and gloves.<\/p>\n

One part of the NCM group made the delivery (taking into account all precautions and security protocols), sharing some words of welcome and hope, also praying for those there and their families. \u201cWith the mobile clinic the patients can now be attended to with dignity and privacy,\u201d said D\u00e1maris K.<\/p>\n

This week the team will bring clothing, as that is one of the needs people have, as they do not have more than the clothing on their backs, said D\u00e1maris Kellogg. The country\u2019s government has provided shirts, pants, and sandals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thank God for the opportunity to serve our countrymen. We had the opportunity to speak to the migration personnel about important topics such as safe return and immigration. God is opening doors to serve and minister to these people who have gone through a very difficult process,\u201d D\u00e1maris Kellogg said.<\/p>\n

Source: D\u00e1maris Kellogg, Church of the Nazarene North Central Area NCM coordinator.<\/p>\n