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    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 [...]

He Dan is a successful mainland Chinese entrepreneur who also has a good business in the United States. She is a good homemaker, and a smart businesswoman. Her businesses are all highly successful. In addition, she also raised two well-educated children.   He Dan has been living a busy life. She travels a lot, owns luxury cars and beautiful houses in high scale neighborhoods, which earned her admiring stares from other people everywhere. But  there is always an inexplicable sense of something missing in her heart. On March 14 this year, He Dan, along with her daughter Jocelyn Cheng, joined the [...]

This 2024, Africa Cries Out team has a total of 148 volunteer workers from all over the world, consists of 30 people from Brazil, 2 doctors from China, 1 doctor from Germany, and majority from the United States that includes Chinese team of 34 doctors, 29 other professionals, 55 students, and 1 doctor/physical therapist who is originally from the Philippines. The first batch of the team arrived at the Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar at around 2:50pm and immediately headed to the base camp for a quick orientation, then promptly started organizing and sorting out medicines needed for the next [...]

Mr. Yao Jiangang has been my good friend for many years. He is sincere and caring. When he communicates with others, he smiles and always looks into your eyes. His eyes are like crystals, pure and clear. I often wonder why a businessman who has been fighting with teeth and nails in the mall of business for many years still has eyes full of love and clarity.   Mr. Yao Jiangang On October 27, 2021, Mr. Yao Jiangang sent me a text message, saying that his ten-year-old daughter, Alice wanted to volunteer in the "Africa Cries Out" activities in Senegal. I [...]

Seynabou Senne She kneeled on the ground with her hands in worn-out flip-flops, crawling on all fours. Even with her head raised, she could only see her mother's knees. Seynabou said to her mother, "Please give me a glass of water". With a furrowed brow, her mother gave her a glass of water and muttered: "Seynabou, how long will I have to raise you? You live worse than a dog..." Seynabou Senne crawling at their house.   In September of 2023, Priest Gilbert from the Brazil missionary team came to Seynabou's home. The priest examined her hands and feet. Seynabou, who [...]

  I consider myself a “good person.” Who doesn’t? I’m kind, I study hard, and I walk the dog. I even put money in my church’s offering basket. I lived in such complacency for my entire life. While I wasn’t necessarily wrong about being “good,” my lifestyle became passive and my worldview fundamentally one-dimensional. I studied for tests and took notes for the next. I finished my to-do lists to begin another. I interacted with the same people yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Sure, I was polite to everyone, but why know them past their superficial facades? Why explore a topic that [...]

What is The Meaning of Life?   What is the meaning of life? Many people say it is money, family, and health. These answers are generally correct. However, the heroes and philanthropists in the Africa Cries Out team have found a deeper meaning. A week ago, the expansion project of the Africa Cries Out Base Hospital began. The hospital, built more than 20 years ago, was where one of our heroes Dr. Faye worked until he died in a leprosy village in 2017.   Dr. Faye at work. Taken March 25, 2013, the medical team of  the Africa Cries Out Base [...]