Yearly Archives: 2024

Before I knew it, a year had quickly passed, and I was already packing my luggage in preparation for my second trip to Africa. Since my first trip to Senegal, I have constantly relived the experience, and I longed to return to witness the change that had completely transformed me . This year, I was fortunate enough to join the surgical team in a continued effort towards providing medical and surgical relief towards the underdeveloped communities we would encounter.                                        Arrived in Senegal [...]

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Earlier last year, I joined my mother on a two-week long medical mission and encountered first-hand the bleak reality of rural Senegal. Organized by the Africa Cries Out Foundation, the trip was supplied with large bags of different kinds of medications to provide for the local community. This experience was completely different to any other I had had in the past, and I’ve taken away so much from this trip. The values, people, and places I had met and experienced will remain completely invaluable to me, and I genuinely believe I have grown as a person from this trip. The trip [...]

“This foreign aid trip is not only a challenge in my career, but also an opportunity for me to fulfill my long time desire to contribute to others.”   The determination to cross tens of thousands of miles   On March 16, 2024, I was on vacation visiting my friend, Dr. Xie Ya, who had traveled all the way from Germany, and I found out that she was heading to Senegal, Africa the next day to participate in an international medical healthcare mission. I quickly decided that I would love to join her. Since I have more than 20 years of [...]

I have always wanted to set foot on the African continent to see the running wild animals, the starry sky, and the baobab trees...but I have never been able to make the trip. This time I learned about the free clinic organized by Africa Cries Out and thought it would be meaningful to not only help others but also experience the local culture in Africa. But because I wasn’t sure whether this move came from God’s guidance, I didn’t dare to act immediately. Only God’s love could give me the courage to act.   The courage to set off The decision [...]

Today, the Africa Cries Out medical team drove three hours to a village. Please allow me to share the service work of our medical team and youth volunteers. There are too many gifted brothers and sisters and talented friends who will also be reporting, so I will not be writing about specific medical or scientific stories. Let me just tell you about what I have observed on what the medical team do, and about the customs, culture, and traditions here. We saw many half-built houses on the roadside, which seemed to be abandoned without any further construction.  The bricks they used seemed [...]

    Dear caring people, one of our youth team member, Nathan Jiang, participated in the "Africa Cries Out" medical/surgical mission for the first time in March last year. He witnessed first-hand the plight of African patients who lack resources for proper health care. When he returned to the United States, he began to actively work part-time, and advocated for the African patients to their church, relatives, and friends. Through his efforts, he raised $20,800. He then used the funds to purchase two ultrasound machines, one of which was donated to the Fatick Regional Hospital in Senegal. Another ultrasound machine will [...]

First encounter with theory: Surrounded by a group of youth, a male volunteer doctor writes “SOAP” on the white board: S is Subjective – the subjective description of the patient or what the patient tells you O is Objective – the objective examination of the doctor, or what you see in the patient A is Assessment – the diagnosis P is Plan – the treatment plan, or how you will manage the patient On the first day that Dr Chris Liu arrived at the ACO base in Senegal, he expertly taught the key points of SOAP medical record, while other doctors added some more explanation. The youth under training understood well, maintained a strong interest in learning, [...]

At 6 a.m., Senegal time, as dawn was barely breaking, we boarded the bus bound for the remote leprosy village of , some 470 miles away from our base camp.                                                                The soothing hum of the engine caused many of us to slumber.   By 9:30 a.m., it was time to stop for a short break. The driver's announcement jolted us from our light sleep. After the short stop, we were [...]

On March 9, 2024, just on our second day in Senegal, we started right away the free clinic at the African Cries Out Base. Very early in the morning, many patients are already gathered and waiting at the entrance of the hospital at the base, waiting to be treated. The volunteer teenagers in our team were oriented in medical procedures and protocols before going to Senegal, hence they were made responsible for registering patients, recording vital signs, and triaging patients like real nurses. Before departure, Dr. Chris Liu and Ms. Duan Xiaohong conducted multiple trainings and orientation for the teenagers, so [...]