Category Archives: OMNI News
Baluba
Dear friends and family, Yesterday after our clinic in Baluba we arrived back at our lodge to find the power back on again. Power shedding is a common thing here, so connecting with you is spotty. Baluba proved to be another challenging day in the field of mobile medicine. We set up in a building […]
Mansansa
Our clinic started with our remaining patients who needed tooth extractions from the chaos of the previous clinic at Kasongo Village. Dr Doug finished extracting teeth in the abandoned building where the long horn cattle pass through twice a day. Marcia and I drove in another car to see a patient with a STD infection […]
George
The team worked yesterday at George Compound and saw over 480 patients including 50 plus dental patients. We have a fantastic team that works well together and passionately for our patients. Our highlights were seeing some of our children who started with OMNI 12 years ago now grown and young adults. We experienced some heartbreaks […]
Day 2: Arrival at School
The team today is at the OMNI School doing histories of the children’s heights, weights, and social histories. Everyone on the team is doing so very well and works very well together. This morning we started our day singing and praying with all 201 children in a large circle at the school. It was a […]
Sunday 7/19 Travel to South Africa
The Team arrived safe and sound in South Africa after thousands and thousands of miles in an airplane. Tonight they discussed protocols and strategy for the next week. In the morning, the team will fly to Ndola, Zambia, and begin preparing for the clinics. We’ve got another great team looking forward to doing good work.
New School Building Goal Met!
We’ve met our goal for an additional school building! Thanks to everyone that made this possible — especially to the very generous donor that offered us this opportunity for a matching grant. We will now start planning the construction project of this much needed addition to the OMNI School.
5th Annual Morgan Harrington Memorial
The Fifth Annual Morgan Harrington Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Roanoke Country Club on Friday, June 19, 2015. Morgan was abducted from UVA on October 17, 2009, and her body was found on January 26, 2010. Recently, a suspect is being held, and the case is ongoing. Proceeds will benefit one of Morgan’s […]
New School Building Challenge
With your help, OMNI aims to build a new school building at the OMNI School site, in George, Zambia. Right now, we have a matching fund challenge. If we can raise $25,000 by July 1st, our funds will be matched dollar for dollar. That means your donation is essentially doubled! Since its founding in 1989, […]
Donations Going to Another Good Cause
God’s Pit Crew is a great organization that provides relief to the victims of natural disasters. OMNI just donated supplies that we are unable to take to Zambia but will benefit those recovering from earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes here in the United States and abroad.