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Linda Ryan, Executive Director of Mission of Mercy, is shown above with V.P. Peter Lagerberg Peter Lagerberg introduced our speaker, Linda Ryan with many accolades for the organization that she leads. Linda came to the podium and started her talk by thanking us for our contributions that helps Mission of Mercy to restore dignity and "healing through love" by providing free healthcare. Misson of Mercy was founded by a pharmacist in Arizona who felt that God told her to form an organization to help patients who couldn't afford healthcare. She met Dr. Michael Sullivan and they moved to Emittsburg, Maryland, and got a mobile unit to provide free healthcare to the "working poor." They started by going to the rural towns of Brunswick and Thurmont. Later, they set up clinics in churches as they teamed with the local churches to provide healthcare and spiritual health. This is the standard operating procedure that they been using for 27 years. They have two big mobile offices, which resemble high-quality camper-bus recreational vehicles. One of these mobile units houses three doctor's offices and a pharmacy. The other is a mobile dental clinic that has three chairs. They accept no government funding because it is costly to qualify for those types of programs. The organization pays for the malpractice insurance for all of their medical volunteers. Mission of Mercy also relies on non-licensed volunteers to help with registration, etc. There are four ways in which to get involved with Mission of Mercy: 1. Take a tour of their mobile units. They set up clinics at the Foursquare Church in Gettysburg 2. Help to market the Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree. 3. Market the showing of their documentary to be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the Foursquare Church in Gettysburg. 4. Attend and/or donate to the gala event, to be held on September 17, 2021. |
