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Medical Mission Water Treatment • Ambulance service running since 2001 Only method to reach nearest hospital for over 30,000 from 25 communities Average of 250 trips per year • Countless lives saved Ambulance Wanted Practitioners, nurses, pharma- cists, Spanish translators and general helpers Week long trip providing med- ical care to anyone in need in 4 different villages Daily mass celebrated with those we serve in the different village parishes Over 1/3 of sick have parasites from the local water In June of 2015, Mission Team built first drinking water filtra- tion system, providing clean drinking water to the San Pedro Catholic Academy stu- dents, parish workers, Mass participants, visitors, and Mis- sion Center There are dozens of other churches, schools and villages in need of clean drinking water in this region of El Salvador!

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Page 1: Medical Water Ambulance Mission Treatment · 2019-09-19 · El Salvador Mission How To Help Medical Mission / Ambulance Service A gift of $1 provides 25 gallons of treated drinking

MedicalMission

WaterTreatment

• Ambulance service running since 2001

• Only method to reach nearest hospital for over 30,000 from 25 communities

• Average of 250 trips per year• Countless lives saved

Ambulance

Wanted• Practitioners, nurses, pharma-

cists, Spanish translators and general helpers

• Week long trip providing med-ical care to anyone in need in 4 different villages

• Daily mass celebrated with those we serve in the different village parishes

• Over 1/3 of sick have parasites from the local water

• In June of 2015, Mission Team built first drinking water filtra-tion system, providing clean drinking water to the San Pedro Catholic Academy stu-dents, parish workers, Mass participants, visitors, and Mis-sion Center

• There are dozens of other churches, schools and villages in need of clean drinking water in this region of El Salvador!

Page 2: Medical Water Ambulance Mission Treatment · 2019-09-19 · El Salvador Mission How To Help Medical Mission / Ambulance Service A gift of $1 provides 25 gallons of treated drinking

Our Mission’sHistory

A gift of $1 can provide parasite treatment for an adult

A gift of $10 will provide diabetes or blood pressure medications for an adult

A gift of $25 will support a mothers materni-ty ambulance ride to hospital

A gift of $50 will support the ambulance with gas for a month

Make checks to: “El Salvador Mission”6667 Wallings Rd

North Royalton, OH 44133elsalvadormission.com

St. Albert the GreatEl Salvador Mission

How To Help

Medical Mission / Ambulance Service

A gift of $1 provides 25 gallons of treated drinking water for students at the catholic academy, church parishioners, and clergy

A gift of $20 will supply the same group with clean drinking water for a month

A gift of $50 will supply over 1000 gallons of treated water for students at the catholic academy, church parishioners, and clergy

Water Treatment

The difference YOU can make is someone’s Life

1998 EstablishedInitial project was shoes for the children

2001 Earthquake Victim SupportFinancial support for rebuilding of church bell tower after earthquake.Paid for a new well for village after earth-quake

2002 Ambulance ProgramBegan providing funding for food and med-ical supplies

2007 Funded New Ambulance2008 Computers for High School

Scholarships for needy studentsBibles for youth group in Teotepeque

2010 Medical mission2015 First Water Treatment

Note: Pope Francis stated in his recent environmental paper that all people should have safe drinking water.