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Maua Methodist Hospital January 2017

Vision: To be a model Christian referral and training center,

providing excellent health care in the community to the glory of God.

Mission statement: Maua Methodist Hospital is a Christian

organization committed to providing affordable, high quality

services given by competent staff, in a friendly environment, to

meet the health care needs of the community.

The Methodist Church in Kenya (MCK) was founded in 1862 by a group of

missionaries sent by the United Methodist Free Churches of Britain. Their

first Mission Station at Ribe, north of Mombasa began the spread and

expansion to other parts of the country. On January 7, 1967, the MCK

became autonomous from the British Methodist Church. From those humble

beginnings at the coast, MCK is now spread across the country.

CONTINUING THE

HISTORY OF MMH

OREGON-CENTRAL

TEXAS CONFERENCE

TEAM

DR. RICHARD CULBERT

AND FAMILY SERVE IN

JANUARY

UPDATE!

ONE WORLD PLAY

MAUA CAMPAIGN TO

BUY SOCCER BALLS

FOR SCHOOLS

NEW QUADRENIUM FOR

ADVANCED SPECIALS

MAUA METHODIST

HOSPITAL

P.O. Box 63 Maua, Kenya 60600

Methodist Church Kenya

Phone: (254) 0736-41 3000

[email protected] www.mckmauahospital.org


Under the Jacaranda Trees

On December 6, 2016, my dear friend and mentor, Pastor Velosia Ann Kibe, left this

world and all the pain of cancer behind. Velosia was the Mission Pastor at Windsor

Village Methodist Church in Houston for the many years and created a powerful ministry.

She was an incredible preacher who always exuded Christ’s love and was kind and gentle

in all things.

As we worked together over the years to organize projects for volunteers at her

churches, our friendship grew. When she met and married Daniel Kibe from Kenya, we

began a wonderful relationship through Daniel’s tour company and the mission teams

serving in Kenya.

Teams supported and volunteered many hours at The Kingdom Builders’ Center Kenya

project which she and Daniel developed and coordinated. The center is for children who have nowhere else to live

and each one was accepted with love, kindness, understanding and soon they became family. I can remember many

a morning watching her devoted attention to the children, smiling that great smile and soaking in every minute of

her time at KBC. Velosia and Daniel hosted many mission volunteers at KBC with great enthusiasm.

Velosia made sure her teams from Windsor Village UMC also joined in with other projects supported by the Kenya

Methodist Church. She was gracious and understanding of the bond that held all Methodist’s together regardless

of location. It was always a great joy to host her teams at Maua Methodist Hospital as they brought expertise,

energy and shared God’s love with everyone.

Her sweet spirit along with a gentle soul blessed everyone she was around. Velosia will be missed by her family and

church in Houston, her family in Kenya and her mission family from all over the U.S. We have lost a special servant

friend but she created many to follow in her footsteps.

Bwana Asifiwe – Kathie

History of Maua Methodist Hospital, continued: by Bill and Jerri Savuto

Bill and Jerri Savuto arrived in 1997 as General Board of Global Ministries missionaries

appointed to the Maua Hospital. Thus, began a long-term relationship with the hospital

and churches in the United States. Jerri began as a teacher at the School of Nursing and

taught medical nursing for five years. Her second five years she established the Quality

Improvement Department.

Bill worked with the Mission Teams and set up the computer system at the hospital. He

also worked with Street Children, the AIDS Orphan’s program, construction projects, and the accounts

department. They turned their work over to Kenyan’s when they retired from Maua the end of 2011.

When Bill and Jerri were leaving for Kenya in 1997, they met with Kathie Mann in Texas. Kathie began

communicating with Bill to organize work teams right away. Work teams were first scheduled in 1998, but because

of the bombing in Nairobi were postponed for a year. In 1999 until now, teams from all over the United States


have been part of the growth and renewal of the hospital. The hospital enjoys the availability of a dependable

water supply due to the efforts of a work team who brought water one and one-eighth miles from a mountain

stream to a large holding tank on our compound.

A boundary fence was constructed by a work team to provide security for the staff and

facilities. A modern dental clinic was also constructed to provide dental care in our hospital

to an area where it was previously unavailable. Kathie Mann was appointed by Presiding

Bishop Kanyaru in 2004 as the Individual Volunteer promoting, recruiting and coordinating

these teams.

Work teams have built an apartment block for senior staff, new houses for doctors, renovated

several kitchens, built a new nursing classroom, renovated the boy’s dormitory, and

constructed a covered walkway for the patients and staff. Numerous other work teams have

dedicated their work to God through smaller projects that performed greatly needed maintenance to extend the

lives of the buildings, machinery, and compound. The results of these projects build staff morale as seen in the

shared spiritual witness with the members of the teams.

The long-term maintenance of the hospital facilities is an important and endless task. Most of the staff houses and

hospital wards need such things as: replacing guttering, plumbing and electrical repairs, as well as numerous painting

projects to cover molding and peeling walls. The hospital has been stretched to provide for direct patient care for

many years and little funding has been used to provide for the needs of the staff, which has an important indirect

effect on patient care.

There is a fully furnished guest house for visiting doctors and other persons willing to stay here for a longer period

of time to support the ministries here. The hospital is especially in need of doctors and dentists who would like to

volunteer their skills to assist in helping our medical staff. Regular visits by specialists who have helped provide skills

that our medical staff does not possess have been a blessing.

Work teams have also provided much-needed medical supplies purchased by their home churches or donated

supplies by other agencies. Dental equipment, sutures and medicines, which are vital to our needs here, have also

been received through US agencies such as Medical Bridges of Houston, Texas. Teams have also provided medical

equipment that has helped the hospital significantly. Some of the equipment provided:

new X-ray machine, incubators, eye clinic and theater equipment, Colposcopy and Cryo-

surgical System.

May of 2012, Jim Monroe and Sue Owens arrived as Individual Volunteers to help in

pastoral care and coordinating work teams from the Kenya side for the hospital. Both

were retired District Superintendents from the Oregon Conference and had lead several

teams to Maua so were very familiar to the needs of all the work teams. They served as

missionaries until May of 2015. They are now followed by Kathie Mann as the GBGM

assigned Mission Volunteer to the Methodist Church in Kenya. Kathie will be looking at new mission possibilities

throughout the country and hosting teams at Maua Methodist Hospital. She will continue recruiting and

coordinating mission teams from the U.S.


Oregon Conference and Central Texas Conference Team -

Combining team members from several conferences and led by Jim Monroe and Sue Owens, a team of 13 left after

the holidays to serve at the hospital, in the local communities and conduct pastoral training. Rev. Jim Monroe,

Oregon Conference, and Bishop Lowry, Central Texas Conference, were serving at the invitation of Presiding Bishop

Ntombura to begin a training session for pastors in the Meru area.

The team built an AIDS orphans home, worked on the hospital compound and preached on Sunday in different

locations. Below are pictures of the house under construction and the dedication service.

The team also helped with a Medical Camp which served 500

people and brought deworming pills to a school for 2020

children.

Thank you, Oregon,/Central Texas Conferences for your hard

work, dedication to the ministry and loving presence to the

Kenyan people in and around the Meru and Maua area.

Mission Teams Welcome -

If you are interested in leading or joining a team in 2018, please

contact Kathie Mann at [email protected]. You will be sent an

information packet to help you make decisions for your team and plans

to be part of this incredible journey. Dates for 2018 are available now

but fill up quickly. Don’t delay!

The hospital is always eager to discuss volunteer work for medical

professionals. Email Kathie if you want to discuss this wonderful way to

serve the Kenyans. Kathie will make all in-country reservations for the

team or individuals, assist you with your planning and will host you while

in Kenya. Making Maua home for half of each year allows Kathie to give

complete mission support to your team. Kathie’s Maua home

mailto:[email protected]


Dr. Richard Culbert and family volunteer at MMH –

by Stanley Gitari

Dr. Richard Culbert, his wife Christi, and teenage children

from Midland, Texas, served from January 2-9. During

their stay, Dr. Richard worked in the clinic and operated

on patients who were in dire need of medical eye care. Dr.

Richard’s visit and services brought joy to the patients,

friends and families as evident in the smiles as they

walked out of the hospital. Besides working in the Hospital,

Dr. Richard and family witnessed a graduation ceremony

for the children who were proceeding to the next class

at Clark ECD Preschool. This was an opportunity for

them to enjoy the company of the young children at

the Preschool. We are so grateful that Dr. Richard and

his family could visit and give hope to the children and

many patients who had eye conditions. Throughout the

week, the outpatient area was full of clients who

wanted their eyes examined and treated. In total, ten

patients had successful laser treatments, as well as

one cataract surgery, 235 consultations, and 92 patients seen by the nurses. Overall, 327 patients were helped

in a period of about 5 days! Thank you!

UPDATE: ONE WORLD PLAY CAMPAIGN

The Maua Kenya, Community Health Campaign to purchase

durable soccer balls for the children in the villages we serve,

began in November of 2016. We now have 68 balls attached to

the account for the children around the Maua area. THANK YOU

FOR PARTICIPATING!

Our goal is 100 balls and you can purchase soccer balls for

donation by using one of these URLs:

Short URL: http://bit.ly/2dNS9CR

Long URL: http://www.oneworldplayproject.com/campaign/maua-kenya-community-health/?utm_medium=outreach&utm_source=campaigner&utm_campaign=maua_kenya_community health

http://bit.ly/2dNS9CR

http://www.oneworldplayproject.com/campaign/maua-kenya-community-health/?utm_medium=outreach&utm_source=campaigner&utm_campaign=maua_kenya_community%20health




ADVANCED SPECIALS HAVE A NEW LOOK!

For the new Quadrennia, 2017-2020, each mission site is allowed 2 Advanced Specials. Five people from MMH

worked several days to combine much of our former descriptions into just two. Now you will only see these two

Advance numbers for the Maua Methodist Hospital in the Advance Book and online.

Maua Hospital Service Fund Advance # 09613A –

Providing life-saving inpatient healthcare for the critically ill patients.

Aids Orphans, Maua Hospital Advance # 140161 –

Providing food, tuition, uniforms, shoes and medical care for children orphaned by AIDS.

GIVE ONE OF THESE WAYS: 1. PHONE: You can give to any of the ministries, missionaries, and projects currently supported by The United

Methodist Church through The Advance by calling 888-252-6174. Credit and debit cards are accepted over the

phone.

2. CHECK: You can give to any of the ministries, missionaries, and projects currently supported by The United

Methodist Church through The Advance by making your check payable to ADVANCE GCFA. Write the name of the

project and the Advance number on the memo line of the check. Send your check to:

Advance GCFA, PO.Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068

3. ONLINE: You can give to any of the ministries, missionaries, and projects currently supported by The United

Methodist Church through The Advance by visiting www.umcmission.org/give.

4. CHURCH OFFERING: You can give to any of the ministries, missionaries, and projects currently supported by

The United Methodist Church through The Advance through your local United Methodist church. Make your check

payable to your local UM church, and write the project name and Advance number on the check. Drop your gift in

any United Methodist church offering plate or give it to your church treasurer. This will allow your church and

annual conference to receive Advance credit.

Once again, thank you for your prayers and continued support of the hospital programs

Kathie Mann, Mission Partner

Kathie Mann, Mission Volunteer with the General Board of Global Ministries, is serving in Kenya. If you would like to

help with budget expenses, please use the Advance Special #982465 and designate her by name on your gift. You

can donate one of two ways:

1. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/q3shsnk . Select “GIVE NOW”. Please designate your gift for Kathie Mann

2. Make out a check to: Advance GCFA In the memo write: #982465 Kathie Mann.

Mail a check to: General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church,

P.O.Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068

http://tinyurl.com/q3shsnk

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