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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

What is MARCH for CHRIST

MARCH for Christ is a non-profit, non-government corporation established in 1991 right after the Baguio Earthquake to assist victims in tragedy with relief, counseling and healing through its medical missions, distribution of relief goods and prayer and couseling sessions.
Sri Lanka, January 2005



Pakistan, November, 2005

Clinic site @ 12,200 ft.
It has been to over such 30 missions from as far as north of Kalinga-Apayao in Luzon to as far south Davao in Mindanao.

In January 23, 2005 it brought a 42 man relief mission to southern Sri Lanka providing its services and aid to various evacuation centers from Ambalangoda to Hambantota.
From March 2005 to May 2005, it sent 3 more smaller teams as follow up to Sri Lanka.

Some of our volunteers also joined the tsunami relief work in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Last November, a 6 man medical team participated in the earthquake relief work in the mountains of Pakistan. In all, MARCH for CHRIST has directly touched the lives of 100,000 victims of calamity and poverty.
- Text by Chito L. Cusi, MARCH for Christ President
(Published with permission).

Thursday, July 13, 2006

32nd MARCH Medical & Dental Mission

Pagadian City, May 21-28, 2006
Dra. Gina Catalan attending to one of the local patient during the first day of the medical and dental mission. The 2-day free clinic served 1,997 in medical, 781 in dental and 77 circumsised young boys with a total of 2,855 treated patients in Pagadian excluding the church members who availed of the free check-up and medicines.
group photos of the MARCH members, joined by the Pagadian City church and some local government volunteers
Doc Sam Cariaga, one of the pioneering and longest serving member of MARCH.

He is currently serving as the new director of the Sunrise Christian College in Butuan City.

Posing at the Sundeck of the Superferry 9 bound for Ozamis City.

Pagadian beauties visit the clinic site during the first day of medical mission.
Dinnertime at the ship's canteen with Doc Amy and ate Ruth of Midtown Baguio church of Christ.

Jay-R, Gigie and Gina enjoys the sight-seeing.

If you wish to see more of the Pagadian City medical and dental photos, please drop me an e-mail request.