Restoring Dignity Through Love

HEALING THROUGH LOVE

Our mission statement is to restore dignity, "healing
through love." Although a wide variety of medical and
dental services for acute and chronic conditions,
diagnostic studies and procedures both on site and in
conjunction with area hospitals and clinical specialists,
and medications are provided FREE of charge to the poor,
the homeless, the uninsured and underinsured "working poor"
who are "falling through the cracks" in ever increasing
numbers; our true product is LOVE, not mere human love, but
God's LOVE.

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This can often be expressed in a variety of ways,
including: the medical and dental care we provide a kind
look, a gentle touch, a sincere smile, a hug, a
compassionate tone of voice, or an attentive ear. Since our
primary product is LOVE and not just medical/dental care,
then each of our volunteers, whether practitioners,
pharmacists, nurses, technicians, administrative or
hospitality workers, are equally able on any given day to
be God's primary instrument of LOVE for any of those we
serve. In the same vein, on any given day one of our staff
or volunteers may be the recipient of God's LOVE through
the poor we serve.

A Mission of Mercy Restored my dignity, I thought I had cancer, I was afraid to go find out, I got fired for being sick!

Wait till it happens to you...

I took these photos on my last visit to A Mission of Mercy's free health clinic at the Frederick Church of the Brethren.

Raise money and awareness on Facebook

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I've found out recently that I've been referring to Mission of Mercy incorrectly.

Actually, the correct title of the organization I'm so grateful for is

A Mission Of Mercy

.
There is a Mission of Mercy it's not "our" Mission of Mercy.

What's going on is that here, in Frederick Maryland, where A Mission of Mercy's headquarters is located, we refer to it without the *A* because ours is here and the other one is somewhere else:)

The *other* Mission of Mercy seems to be a great cause, when Googled one can see that the purpose of the *other* one is to help needy children in other countries.

What does *our* A Mission of Mercy do?

We (I say we because I think of myself as being *on the team*, when I'm an enthusiastic outside supporter with online promotion skills to donate), We at A Mission of Mercy provide free health care and dental care to the under-insured and uninsured of Frederick Maryland.

Ok, so that's still not an accurate definition... A Mission of Mercy provides a

Mobile Medical Care Clinic

in 4 states: Maryland (where I hail from), Pennsylvania, Texas, and Arizona.

The extremely popular online social gathering website "Facebook", which is similar to the hugely successful "MySpace" website, has a section devoted to raising money for registered 501c3 non profit charities.

I've included the Mission of Mercy facebook 'cause' link here on this blog, and on all the articles I've written on Frederick.com and on a new Frederick Maryland Charities blog I've started: http://frederickgives.org

The facebook link will prove to be an easy way to publicize A Mission of Mercy

Free Mobile Dental Clinic needs volunteer Dentist

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There is in Frederick Maryland a Free Mobile Health/ Dental Care Clinic, a traveling Mission of Mercy serving the uninsured and underinsured of Mid Maryland, Pennsylvania and Northern Baltimore Maryland...

And it needs a retired dentist OR a practicing dentist to volunteer.

ONE day a month, you can practice at the location of your choice.

http://amissionofmercy.org

...the mobile medical program
exceeded 200,000 patient visits!

“This represents the rapid growth of Mission of Mercy’s free medical services from our beginnings in Maryland 14 years ago,” said Linda Ryan, Executive Director. “We are humbled to have been able to serve so many, and to witness the need for our services continue to grow in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Arizona and now, Texas.”

As of June 30, 2007, Mission of Mercy had treated 58,153 patients at 200,645 free
medical visits, provided over 356,638 free prescription medications, and performed
39,923 free dental procedures.

http://www.amissionofmercy.org/get_involved

Mobile Medical Clinic - Volunteer Based Free Clinic

Who does Mission of Mercy Serve with their Mobile Medical Clinic?

Our patients are:

The Working Poor

Some working two jobs

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Their Employers do not provide health insurance and they make a little too much to qualify for government assistance

For these patients, the care they receive at Mission of Mercy brings hope for the future.

Many had given up, going without health care for years, (this actually fits my situation and how I came to learn about Mission of Mercy... I endured the pain until it interfered with my job and I began to get fired... fired for being sick) causing their illness to take over their lives.

For others, the choice between obtaining health care for a family member and putting food on the table is no longer a choice they have to make...

Go to a clinic, there is a new "Coffee with Mom" at the Frederick Clinics.

See the tour, see the relief on the patients faces... like I did, I saw them from the perspective of being one of them!

Mobile Medical Clinic - Volunteer Based Free

Part Time Volunteer Dentist Needed

Maryland and Pennsylvania's Mission of Mercy has only ONE volunteer dentist to serve the entire region.

What IS A Mission of Mercy you say?

Mission of Mercy has been providing, since 1994, FREE of CHARGE, Medical and Dental Care AND Prescription medication to the Uninsured Working Poor, Homeless & Economically Disadvantaged People in 4 states. Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

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How does Mission of Mercy do that?

Via a Mobile Medical Clinics

That's right Mission of Mercy has an RV outfitted as a health care/ dental care clinic.

What makes Mission of Mercy different?

Over fourteen years ago, Dr Gianna Talone-Sullivan answered a spritual call to make the restoration of dignity and healing through Love her "Mission".

Gianna's future husband, Dr Michael Sullivan, was a former US Army doctor. And he was the first person to answer Mission of Mercy's newspaper ad for Volunteer Doctors.

Dr. Sullivan served on his own "mission" of sorts, he served in Bosnia during his tour of duty as an Army Doctor.

Volunteer Doctors and Dentists are asked to serve ONE day a month, at the same location, usually a local church.

Wait till it happens to you

To those of us that HAVE health insurance, the plight of the un-insured/ under-insured simply seems 'unfortunate'.

To the ranks of the self employed, we can be rather *high and mighty* while we navigate the economy as a lone wolf (entreprenuers) in a sea of sheep (hourly employees). 

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Wait till it happens to YOU!

Get sick and find your self with OUT health insurance.

I know, it happened to ME.

The Maryland office of the Mission of Mercy is in dire need of an additional volunteer dentist.

ONE day a month, the same day each month... you'll get to practice "Pure Medicine"

What do I mean by "Pure Medicine"?

You'll get to remember why you wanted to practice medicine in the first place.

No insurance forms

No struggling to fit what's wrong with your patient into a category that the insurance company will pay for

Dental professionals needed for both Pennsylvania and Maryland Mission of Mercy.

Mission of Mercy is a 501c3 non profit free traveling health care/ dental care clinic.

RV set up as a traveling clinic, usually parked at area churches.