EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S BLOG
Peter Agwa is the Executive Director of EMAS Canada. A physician and surgeon in his native Kenya, Peter has a passion for Christ-centred healthcare and has a wealth of experience both hosting and sending short-term mission teams and serving as a Board Member for various non-profit organizations.
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The Promise
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"There will be no more gloom for those who were in distress…. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the ...
Joyful News
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There is a café/florist, called Joy Café and Flora run by and for young adults who on account of health needs have been disadvantaged and would find it extremely difficult ...
Not Manmade Temples
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We will not rest 'till we find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob. Our anticipated strategic plan will prepare our organization to remain ...
We are Preparing to Plan
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We are preparing for our next strategic plan, a process that began by recruiting skilled and wise people with experience in leading groups such as ours to discern and carry ...
Our Most Important Fund
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You may wonder just where your donations go. Let me answer some questions you might have about how we manage your contributions. Each EMAS Canada team has its own account. ...
When Separation Becomes Unbearable
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We love the people we serve and serve with, but sometimes circumstances beyond our control separate us, as did the recent pandemic, and insecurity in some parts of the world. ...
A Time to Mourn
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Our team in Gambade is heartbroken. The team is mourning the death of Mr. Valéry Célestin the clinic administrator after a short illness. We received this sad news on June ...
Our Volunteers are Donors
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In January of 1968, the Evangelical Medical Missionary Aid Society sponsored a short-term mission trip to Kola Ndoto Hospital in Tanzania which involved a stopover at the Maseno Hospital in ...
Backstage
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Imagine a play or a movie in which the actors did their own makeup, set up the props, managed the lights, and shot the scenes all by themselves. The chaos ...
Firm Foundations for the Future
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Deep in the lush northeast tropical forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo is Centre Médical Evangélique Nyankunde Hospital. It has a long association with EMAS Canada, dating back to ...
Service
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Among my favourite bible stories is one about Abraham, a wealthy old man who was resting in the heat of the day when three visitors arrived at his tents. "He ...
Education, Medical Aid and Service
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The three pillars that define EMAS Canada continue to find expression as teams step out in action in 2024: Education, Medical Aid and Service. Already, a surgical team is in ...
We Will See
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Guest Post by Sandy Rumford As I sat down to think about what to write for the last blog of the year and the one that will be read as ...
The Joy of Giving and Receiving
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We are coming to the end of the financial and service year full of gratitude for having been the recipients of so many gifts in funds, volunteer hours, and gifts-in-kind. ...
Investing in Healthcare Through Education.
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Training the next generation of healthcare workers is an aspect of the long-term perspective of EMAS Canada's service. EMAS began to send medical personnel to teach after the solo mission ...
Bridging the Gap by Investing in People
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Guest Post by Chi Mandivenga A chapter in the Bible that both inspires and challenges me is Isaiah 58. In verse 12, God promises that, "your ancient ruins shall be ...
When Things Don’t Turn Out The Way We Had Hoped
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Guest Post By Janet Greidanus It will seem strange to some that although it is now summer, this blog is founded on a phrase from an Easter story. It actually ...
Expanding to Help Those In Need of Dental Care in Honduras.
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Guest Post By Dr. Robert Clark. In 1977, I travelled on an EMAS sponsorship as a student dentist to Honduras. I have had a long association with the country over ...
Beware of Despising Small Beginnings
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Who would have known, in 1948, that a few men scrounging for hospital furniture and equipment in Toronto on behalf of their friends in Africa and South America were laying ...
Foundations For Generations
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In May 2018 we were walking a financial tightrope. Our viability was at stake. As we celebrated 70 years of God's faithfulness, the future was not looking bright. The year ...
The Need for Safe Water Remains
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Vibrio cholerae is a nasty bacterium that can cause severe diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, and death. Its lethal potential is marked in children and mothers-to-be. The disease is eponymously called Cholera. ...
To Whom Much is Given Much is Expected
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We gather next month to celebrate our 75th anniversary with a tremendous sense of gratitude and a heavy weight of responsibility. Gratitude We have much to be thankful for, notably ...
A Legacy of Trust
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Twenty-five years ago, an EMAS team began to serve in Ecuador, providing orthopedic surgery, physiotherapy and treating general Musculo-skeletal diseases. It included a pediatric dental sub-team. This team has more ...
A Tropical Night to Stand with the People of Gambade
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In the lush tropical valley of the Grande Rivière du Nord, in northern Haiti sits a small green tin-roofed building housing a medical clinic in the village of Gambade. From ...