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Diospi Suyana
Dr. Klaus-Dieter & Dr. Martina John
A Good Start to 2014
Dear friends,
The mission hospital is booming and we
will soon be dedicating the Diospi Suyana
school. At present, 58 missionaries from 10
countries are active in their respective fields.
In January, Lion Hudson Publishers in Oxford accepted our manuscript of the story
of Diospi Suyana and the book will be out in
The Dignity of all People – including the Quechuas – is Inviolable
Week by week Ryan Morigeau saw the poor
patients sitting in the waiting room of the
mission hospital. One look at their shoes, their
clothes and their teeth reveals the hardship
of their circumstances. The photographer set
English-speaking world in fall. Thanks to
your support we are starting our seventh
year of ministry debt-free and full of enthusiasm. We give thanks to Him who has made
these fantastic developments possible: God!
Yours truly, Martina & Klaus-Dieter John
On the Brink of Death
February 3rd: A little
girl is admitted as
an emergency, in
immediate need of
medication for severe
cramping. After being
examined by Dr. Heike Lindacher she is
▲ Sheila with her dad placed on intensive
– she survived.
care for observation.
What had happened? The Quechua girl had not
been able to resist temptation and had eaten a
handful of highly poisonous berries (baccharis
coridifolia). The toxin affects the central nervous
system and can even kill cows.
himself a great goal - to capture and share the
beauty and dignity of the Quechua people,
people who in Peru are treated as second-class
citizens. As his portrait photos show, he more
than succeeded.
Two Weeks with an Open Mouth
The elderly Quechua Indio lady from the mountains suddenly heard an ominous cracking noise
and with both jaws dislocated was literally left
with her mouth wide open. Living for two weeks
with your mouth open is tantamount to torture
and the patient could barely eat or drink, her oral
cavity dried out and the dislocated joints were
painful. Our visiting ENT specialist D. Sarah Helmle
managed to put her jaws back in place under general anesthetic and
solved the problem.
◄ Dr. Hinger and
Dr. Sarah Helmle examine the
patient.
►
Ryan Morigeau
at his photo shoot
Dental Clinic Steams Ahead
When Sra. Maura Astorga set foot in the hospital on January 27th she was surprised to be
presented with a gift basket and given free
treatment. Shortly beforehand the computer
system had identified her as the 10,000th patient to attend our dental clinic.
▲ The dental team and the happy patient.
▲ Dr. Klaus-D. John hält seine Dankesrede
Great Progress on School Construction ● School License Issued
official school license in Abancay. The Peruvian company Josfel donated 1,100 lights for
the school building; Celima Co. sent all the tiles
needed, WPO Furnishings of Illertissen provided
everything for the workshop and Sachsenküchen supplied the kitchen for the caretaker´s
apartment.
◄ Roofers on the roof of the school gym.
New school furniture from Germany is unloaded at the hospital. ▼
The construction team headed up by Udo Klemenz and Johannes Bahr has made a breathtaking final sprint as three weeks before the
inauguration tiles are laid and cementing and
painting work is completed. On February 11,
school principal Christian Bigalke collected the
On Dirt Tracks
Carolin Klett, Lilli
Warkentin and
Julianna Rolli
have been out
and about a lot
recently, visiting
the 250 studen▲ Carolin Klett laughs
ts due to attend
despite dirty shoes.
the school in
order to get to know their families and circumstances better. Carolin wrote in her blog: “We are
gaining the most interesting insights; from a classy doctor´s apartment to a run-down room with a
dirt floor, we really see it all. Sometimes we sit on
soft couches, occasionally on rock-hard stools and
often we are just left standing!“
13 New Long-term Missionaries Arrive in Peru
Since our last newsletter shortly before
Christmas, 13 more long-term missionaries
have arrived from Germany, the US and Canada. They will be staying from one to three
and a half years. With 58 members of staff at
▲ Landscape gardener Daniel Dreßler
and his wife, anesthetist Susen with their
children Anton,
Ludwig and Lea
▲ General practitioner Dr. John Washburn with his wife
Crystal and children
Caleb, Hannah and
Hudson from the US
present, our team is almost double the size it
was on the day the hospital was inaugurated in
August 2007. We wish our new colleagues God´s
richest blessing and good times in Curahuasi.
▲ Physiotherapist
Nolan Wright with
his wife Konika and
children Benjamin
and Sydney from the
the USA
▲ General practitioner Dr. Ari Cale
from the USA
Please send your gifts to:
Diospi Suyana
Diospi Suyana - USA
664 Liberty Church Road
c/o Jim Miller
Gray, TN 37615 USA
In the USA Diospi Suyana is a recognized
non-profit-organization and can issue
tax receipts.
A rainbow over the Diospi
Suyana School
Health and Education for
the Quechua Indians of Peru
James H. Miller
Secretary of Diospi Suyana
- USA
Telephone 423-384-1776
Email [email protected]
Roger Smalligan MD, MPH
President of Diospi Suyana
- USA
Telephone 806-356-0739
Email [email protected]
Issue no 49 - February 2014
▲ Midwife
Bärbel Bühler
▲ CTA Markus Dirksen
▲ Nurse Dana
Hennig
▲ Pharmacist Claudia
Schultze
▲ Nurse
Yael Becker
▲ Nurse
Bettina
Markwart
from Kanada
Through the Eyes of a Mother
In order to
save the boy´s
leg, surgeon
Dr.
Annette
Haar decided
on emergency
surgery. Photographer Ryan
▲ An anxious mother
Morigeau´s
photo shows his mother as the boy is wheeled
into the operating wing. How great must her fears
have been at this moment? Seeing the world
through another´s eyes makes it easier to practise
what the Bible tells us to do : “Love your neighbour
as yourself“