FBC Montgomery helps in Ukraine

Volunteers from First Baptist Church, Montgomery, hold a medical clinic at a Baptist church in Boguslav, Ukraine.

The 16-member team of physicians, registered nurses, pharmacists and other volunteers traveled to East-Central Ukraine in mid-October. Working with Southern Baptist representatives Mike and Linda Ray and partnering with local Ukrainian Baptist churches, the group held nine medical clinics over five days.

At each clinic, a Ukrainian believer or an Alabama volunteer shared the plan of salvation with each patient. A nurse took the patient’s blood pressure, and a physician met with them to discuss health problems and prescribe medication if needed. Some patients chose to visit the eye clinic where they could obtain reading glasses. By the end of the week, 860 people had visited the clinics and 304 professions of faith were recorded. (TAB)