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United We Serve THOUSANDS RECEIVE FREE SERVICES AT PATHWAY TO HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS After a two-year wait, Pathway to Health, a humanitarian arm of the North American Division (NAD), held a free mega-clinic in Indianapolis at the Lucas Oil Stadium. From April 17‒21, the clinic served over 4,200 people in the metropolitan Indianapolis area. The goal of the event was to show people God’s love by serving as many people as they could with free medical, dental, vision and lifestyle care. Dental services ranging from dental cleanings to partial dentures were offered, as well as vision services such as optometry and glasses. In addition, medical services, such as primary care, cardiology, dermatology, radiology and podiatry were offered. No identification, documentation or remuneration were required for these services. Organizers accomplished this by working together, in harmony with the theme, United We Serve. “We know that we could never have done this on our own,” said Vic “By uniting together with the Lake Region Conference, the Lake Union Conference and other ministries, we were able to do something that only God could have brought about.”
Samuel Girven
Van Schaik, Indiana Conference president.
E Top: Indiana and Lake Region leaders were thanked at a volunteer appreciation dinner on April 19. Bottom: Vision and dental services were in high demand.
and organizers, gathered in a space sur-
took many precautions at the resched-
various partners were thanked for their
rounded by Indy 500 race car memorabilia,
uled event. Volunteers were required to
involvement, Pathway to Health president
that it was a wonderful sight to see thou-
wear face masks and other protective
and CEO Ivan Golubic said, “We live in a
sands of volunteers help people who need
equipment and, depending on when they
divided world but here we’re united. You
it most. “Thanks for having the compassion
arrived, test for COVID-19 up to two times.
to take time out of your busy lives,” she
Julie Bryson, medical director for Pathway
said. “What an incredible resource. You’ve
to Health, said, “We had to work on really
raised the bar for others. The city loves
good safety protocols.”
At a volunteer appreciation dinner where
don’t vote the same or speak the same language, but we all came together to serve the people of Indianapolis.” Adventist World Radio president Duane McKey echoed those sentiments further, saying, “As we unite, we come together and we tell people God loves them.” Virginia Caine, health director for Marion County Dept. of Health, told the volunteers 26 JUNE/JULY 2022
you. We will always be there for you.” The mega-clinic’s arrival had been delayed by the COVID-19 outbreak. When the
“I want to go to your church many times, not one time.”
pandemic suddenly burst onto the scene,
Mark Eaton, Indiana Conference secre-
it forced the Pathway to Health board to
tary and treasurer, was volunteering at the
postpone the mega-clinic. Event organizers
clinic and had an encounter he won’t soon
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