THE LAST 18

MONTHS HAVE

BEEN A ROLLER

COASTER RIDE!

Tracy Haworth Even though we’ve had unexpected turns and excitement, I wouldn’t trade the past two years at Genesis World Mission for anything. Every time I visit my dear friends in Kenya, I am re-minded and humbled about how important this work is: we are mak-ing a real difference with them be-cause of our time spent planning, networking, travelling, and serving.

REFINING OUR FOCUS AND ZEROING IN ON SOLUTIONS

NOVEMBER 2010

Two Kenyan Projects The international goals of Genesis have changed dramati-

cally in the eight years I’ve been here. We’ve done everything from hosting Opera-

tion Christmas Child in the warehouse, facilitating short-term trip medical supplies,

and leading our own teams overseas, more than a half dozen of them. Currently, we

are settled into a very focused effort in two communities in Kenya: Burangi in the

Malindi district along the coast and Ndumberi, just 15 miles north of Nairobi.

This empowerment enables communities to mobilize and make choices that benefit

their fellow residents. We have adopted a participatory community driven model

that ensures sustainability and reduces financial dependency on outsiders. Over the

past year, I have had the pleasure to be in Malindi every three months or so,

strengthening our partnerships and developing networks that are paving the way to

bring improved health care, clean water and proper sanitation to many villagers.

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WE ARE STRUCTURING OUR WORK WITH THE BELIEF THAT WHEN

COMMUNITIES ARE EMPOWERED – HEALTHY TRANSFORMATION OCCURS.

GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY SURVEY

Come listen to Boise State University Nursing Leader-

ship students report interim results of a needs assess-

ment they’ve been performing for the Garden City

Community Clinic. The presentation will take place in

the Garden City Council Chambers at City Hall (6015

Glenwood Street). These findings, along with your

input, will help us respond to community needs. All are

welcome. For more information, call Hillary at 384-

5218 x12. Tuesday, December 7—9 AM

Garden City Community

Clinic takes a big step

forward in medical home

development.

Perhaps not your own, but

an October fundraiser

brought out the best in our

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WELCOME R.N. DENISE EWING Marching towards 2020 Vision At the annual dinner last March, we set out

a vision of patients who are surrounded by

a team of professionals, each practicing at

their highest level of training to care holisti-

cally for each person. One of our steps to

accomplish that was to hire a registered

nurse to be on our team.

This month, we are happy to announce the

addition of Denise Ewing to our staff. She

is a Bachelor-degreed RN with a Master of

Arts in Religion/Spiritual Formation from

Northwest Nazarene University. With pre-

vious experience managing a clinic in

Tonga and serving homeless and low-

income populations, Denise brings a

unique set of skills to help us move to-

wards our goal.

If you’d like a DVD copy of our 2020 Vision

go to genesisworldmission.org and click

on DONATE NOW for information.

We are grateful for the four years of ser-

vice LPN Gus Catherman provided our

patients at the Garden City Community

Clinic as the clinic coordinator. We wish

him well as he moves on to new fields.

A young diabetic woman experienced

several miscar-riages prior to

becoming a patient. After being seen at

the Garden City Community Clinic,

she received diabe-tes education and

help controlling her blood sugars.

And now she’s a mommy!

“Without the clinic, I would

never have had my baby.”

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THE SEAONS OF CHANGE

02 NOVEMBER 2011 : INSPIRING HEALTH

Hillary Roethlisberger With the change

in temperature from sweltering summer to

chilly fall, I have been inspired to pull out my

Christmas music. The change in seasons

always leaves me with warm memories of

Christmas past as well as the excitement of

Christmas futures. Garden City Community

Clinic is in the same transitional season. We

reminisce about the days in the trailer and

glass warehouse. I think about the past vol-

unteer medical directors, the countless volun-

teers, and our beloved patients who manage

to smile their way through some

of the most difficult circum-

stances. Remembering

this rich history helps to

build excitement and to

illuminate where we are

going.

Hope for the Future I look forward to continued partnerships with

volunteers and community leaders as we

build on this strong foundation. We will work

alongside patients who have ideas to develop

diabetes cooking classes, mentoring groups,

and walking groups. Staff and volunteers are

investigating new technology that will em-

power both patients and volunteers to man-

age chronic health issues online and to im-

prove communication with local hospitals and

specialists. And most importantly, we are

growing based on the needs expressed by

our community so that gaps are filled and the

possibility of good health becomes a human

right, not a privilege.

Barbara Mahr In five short months since

VPN has blossomed open in Canyon County,

67 new patients have received medical care

and diagnostics through the gen-

erous participation of Caldwell

and Nampa specialists. From

x-rays to surgeries, we are

moving forward with coordinating access for

the medical attention needed by patients of

Terry Reilly Health Clinic-Nampa and Canyon

County Community Clinic.

New Physicians Added These amazing Canyon County specialists

and service providers are donating their time

and expertise to this important program serv-

ing their neighbors in need:

Bekah Chapman MD, Boise Anesthesia Asso-

ciates, Boyd Ricks MD, Darrell Kammer MD,

David Bradshaw MD, Eric Klein MD, Gary

Gregerson MD, Gavin Powell MD, Gem State

Radiology, George Nicola MD, Imaging Center

of Idaho, Michael Johnson MD, Johanna Jen-

sen MD, John Agee MD, John Greer MD,

Joseph Eastman MD, Joseph Williams MD,

Kent Kreuder MD, Lawrence Green MD, Mark

Conlin MD, Michael Robinson MD, NORCO,

Peter Jensen MD, Randy Benedict MD, Robin

Fox NP, Ronald Cornwell MD, Cole Diagnos-

tics, Ryan Cole MD, Ryan Hardy MD, Stam-

pede for the Cure, Theodore Colwell MD,

West Valley Medical Center, Wilfred Watkins

MD, William Fredrikson MD.

For a complete list of Volunteer Physicians

Network participants or to find out how you

can help, go to volunteerphysicians.net

People’s

Choice

Award

In Kenya, we have worked with Touch Africa

International, the Malindi Rotary, medical pro-

viders from the Malindi District Hospital, and

the District Minister of Health, to name a few.

We have recently added another partner –

MAP International which works in many coun-

tries with a model of community development,

resulting in a “Total Health Village” The foun-

dation we’ve laid in Malindi has paved the way

for this village to be their next site. We will use

our networks to help build and develop a clinic

with the Malindi community, in combination

with bringing clean water, proper sanitation

and health education to the villagers of Ma-

lindi.

I am sure that this year will be no less of a

roller coaster ride, but am humbled and grate-

ful to be a part of sharing God’s love with His

people; people that have shown me the face of

God; people who are resilient and work hard;

people who, when given a voice, can transform

their community enabling their families to

access health care and empower healthy life-

styles.

Our local partnerships for this project are also growing, and include Eastwind

Community Church, area district Rotary clubs, and the potential for a local university to

send mid-level medical students on rotation to the area. We will also work on shipping a

container of medical equipment for two clinics and for the district hospital’s ICU.

KENYAN ROLLER COASTER RIDE ...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

TOP SHELF BBQ COMPETITION

A big thank you to the teams, volunteers

and guests that made our first Top Shelf

Community BBQ a great success! Over

80 people turned out for some tasty sam-

ples of five different burgers. These in-

cluded a Cajun style burger, two Hawai-

ian Burgers, the Hamburgler’s Surprise

and a BSU-themed blue-bunned, orange

buffalo chicken burger.

We appreciate all the teams that entered:

Thirty-One Gifts, Saint Al’s Toast-

master’s Club, Waterstone Mortgage/

Garden City Chamber of Commerce,

Key Bank and Idaho Independent

Bank. Thanks also to the celebrity

judges – Chef Lou Aaron, Mayor

John Evans and Dr. Karl Watts.

KENYAN SURGEON TO KEYNOTE DINNER

Dr. Kavuludi, the in-country director of MAP Inter-

national Kenya, will speak at the annual Genesis

fundraising dinner and auction. In his presenta-

tion, Kavuludi will describe tools which empower

local communities to identify and prioritize their

human health needs. Listeners will be informed

and inspired by Dr. Kavuludi’s experiences and

charisma.

CHANGED BY TRAGEDY

As a 9-year-old boy growing up in Kenya, Julius

Kavuludi thought little of the lack of medical

care available to him, his family, and his friends.

That was the way things had always been; that

was just the way things were. But when one of

his young classmates died, his mindset began to

change. “I knew then that I wanted to become a

doctor.”

MAP SHARES DNA WITH GENESIS

“I believe the MAP methodology reflects the val-

ues we’ve always espoused at Genesis World

Mission: building partnerships within the commu-

nity,” said Dr. Karl Watts, founder/president of

Genesis. “That’s why we’re an making effort to put

Dr. Kavuludi in front of multiple audiences during

the week following the dinner.”

BREAK OUT OF THE WINTER DOLDRUMS

Everybody loves a party and we’d like to provide

an excuse to break in your new spring wardrobe

and connect with friends you haven’t seen all

winter. Our silent and live auction will return with

new experiences for you that will support healthy

living for others.

INSPIRING LOCAL LEADERS

Dr. Kavuludi (leaning and writing) en-

gages Burangi villagers in an exercise to

determine greatest community needs.

This participatory process results in

higher buy-in for long term solutions that

will be supported financially by villagers.

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DR. JULIUS KAVULUDI, MD WILL INTRODUCE NEW COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT MODELS TO BOISE

COMMUNITY HEALTH

ENGAGEMENT WEEK

MARCH 6-13, 2011

FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY DINNER MARCH 6, 2011

Last Year’s Dinner Sold Out

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE After December 1

Be Sure to Reserve Your Seat

How Can I Give? Monthly Donations We have multiple options for those who

want to make recurring donations and

partner with us to serve those around us.

Automated Checking Withdrawal, Credit

Cards, and Paypal are available.

Year-End Gifts Talk to your financial advisor about year-

end gifts that would be an advantage to

you. Over 25% of our annual budget is

received in 2 months time. Donations

must be postmarked by December 31 in

order to be deductible for 2010.

This year’s annual report to the community was re-

cently published and covers our accomplishments in partner-

ship with you. We mail this report to all current donors and

volunteers and if you’d like to receive a copy, please let us

know. Or visit our website where you can download a copy.

• Joel & Mary Rickerd in honor of our grandchildren

• Barbara Gaffin in Honor of Ann Cordum & David Cahn

• Gene and Janice Cathcart in honor of Ladonna Farned

• Eve Estensen in memory of Martin LeDue

• In Memory of Ed Patton

• Eric Wallace in Memory of Linda Sutherland

• $5,000 from Wells Fargo Foundation

• $10,000 from Saint Alphonsus RMC

• $10,000 from Angels Among Us

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