Introduction to Primary Health Care

People have asked me what kind of school IPHC is, well here is a tidbit on what we are going to learn:

God's heart for the Poor; the way that Jesus healed.

We will be introduced to the essential health care needs of the poor and needy. There are water, sanitation, communicable diseases, waterborne diseases, how to present a health teaching, nutrition issues, the essential drugs needed, maternal health, children's health, hands on practical advice related to eyes, ears, nose and throat and wound care, skin problems, how to diagnose and treat.

How to minister to malnourished children; women and children's health; setting up a health clinic; how to teach and train in needy communities with simple health care messages;
God's character of compassion;
helping those with nutritional deficiencies; water - a vital source for health; curing those with worms; diarrhea; Preventing major diseases in the world today such as HIV/AIDS; Tuberculosis; learning to DO health care and more importantly teach others.

Generally the health care needs of the poor and needy relate to those illnesses that could easily have been prevented

Downunder

It has been a long time since I've updated this blog. New start, new beginnings.

I've been in Norway since October 2008. My heart has been wanting to be out in Missions, yet I've seen that Norway also is a mission field.

My time here has been awesome, and God has done major things in my life. Have meet some new amazing people, and new friendships are made.

This spring I attended a LTS, Leadership Training Seminar - that was a very grand time. Learned a lot, and saw God's hand in that time and how He directed me in doing the seminar.

And now I'm going out again. It's been a long wait, but the Lord told me earlier this year that I was to stay in Norway until the end of the year. This is indeed true, I'll be leaving for Australia on the 31.12.09.

First time I'm traveling this far east, and it's going to be awesome. I'll be attending a YWAM school called Introduction to Health and Primary Care. The outreach is planned for Mexico City.

I've heard from friends in Australia that Perth, which is south west, is the part that is most like Africa. What a sense of humor God has that sends me to a part of the world I've never been to, and it's like the continent I like to be in :-) Eastern part of Australia has huge difference, as you can see from these photos.


This is just a quick update on what is next, and I promise that I'll keep you updated on a more frequent basis.