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IHS-Trained Workers Report Encouragement from the Field
Vera reported from Siberia: “When my patient, a nurse and
wife of a head doctor in a local clinic, entered my consulting
room, she noticed my Bible calendar. She asked about it and
I told her that I am a believer and a follower of Jesus. She
excitedly told me that she had just became a Christian and
has a lot of questions. I introduced her to International
Saline. Now she wants to learn how to be an effective
witness at her work.
Another story concerns a doctor at our clinic, who is
going through a tough situation: her husband had a brain
tumor. He lost his memory and could hardly walk, and he
needed to undergo an urgent operation. However, surgeons
in our town do not perform such operations—they are not
This training session in Tula, Russia (2009), came at a
willing to take the risks. So I arranged for his operation in
another town. We even managed to get him the best surgeon time when training new trainers expanded in the
of our region. When all this was arranged, we started to pray region. The fruit of intensive capacity development is
seen in testimonies like Vera’s to the present day.
for him and tell everyone about his case. Thank God, the
operation was a success! He is already released from the hospital and is at home. He
wants to visit our church. I am really grateful to our Father for this.”

I planned
to stop
working in
the hospital.

Madituka reported from the Democratic Republic of Congo: “A nurse who participated
in training said, ‘I planned to stop working in the hospital; it is too hard. But after
attending the International Saline training session, I understand that I am at the right
place to serve the Lord. It is so clear for me now, and I bless the Lord.’”