Background

Seeing the remarkable positive impact that the GSC Madani was able to make in the lives of many destitute Sudanese, another clinic was established in Juba in 2003. With the same goal of offering quality healthcare service inexpensively, this clinic has set out to minister to a needy people. Unable to pay for treatment and medications with more than gratitude, patients here come to experience the grace and healing of the Lord during their visit both in word and in deed.

Staff and Activities

Two clinic rooms, a lab, pharmacy and reception hall make up the Juba clinic, which is strategically located to cover a large proportion of the city’s population, as only two other public clinics and one private clinic exist in Juba.

A medical technician, nurse, lab technician, lab assistant and an administrative assistant work at the clinic, which receives over 600 patients every month. Soon after the foundation of the clinic, the original plan to wait several years before expanding and adding a laboratory and a maternity unit was expedited in view of the obvious need, and an additional room was constructed. Patients at GSC Juba generally suffer from the similar conditions as those treated in the Madani clinic.

GSC Juba also puts much effort into sharing the living Gospel with its patients, distributing Christian literature and spending time in prayer with patients for the healing of both body and soul. In this environment of healing, many are receptive to the message and the Lord’s glory is revealed through changed hearts.

Future Plans and Current Needs

Looking to open the labor unit shortly, the clinic is planning to add additional staff, especially doctors specializing in areas such as gynecology and pediatrics. The exceptionally poor area that GSC Juba is located in frequently forces it to offer treatment and give away medications for free. Often, people are so poor that they cannot even afford to pay the minimal cost normally charged for clinic services. This adds a tremendous amount of financial pressure to the clinic, as it continuously struggles to purchase medicine and treat the growing number of patients, and donations are sorely needed to allow it to continue its mission