Nicole Braxton
Working Together
AMEN free clinics have been revitalized! Since 2023, more than 2,000 patients have been served at AMEN free clinics. God has opened many doors for AMEN to collaborate with other ministries.
Four major partnerships have recently developed.
Michigan Conference
The Michigan Conference has contracted with AMEN to host ten clinics a year in various churches. Some clinics have already been held.
In Detroit, Michigan, for example, multiple churches worked together with city officials to implement a highly successful clinic utilizing 180 volunteers (including Adventists and those of other faiths) and an additional 50 walk-in volunteers who showed up the day of the clinic.
Additionally, the Lake Union Conference brought together the Michigan and Lake Union Regional Conferences which had not partnered in mission for decades. An additional partner in the Detroit outreach was Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries, Inc., (ASI).
Eighty percent of the patients were Hispanic. Some of the children had critical health needs which were provided for by the clinic. The Salvation Army donated food, and off-duty police officers provided security. News stations recorded what was happening.
On the follow up survey, volunteers gave high marks for the opportunity to serve together in peace and harmony.
It Is Written
In Alaska, AMEN recently united efforts with an It Is Written evangelistic effort by hosting two free clinics at the Hillside O’Malley SDA Church in Anchorage and the Bethel SDA Church. Pastors John Bradshaw and Wes Peppers followed up with evangelistic meetings in each location. The Anchorage clinic focused on medical, dental, vision and physical therapy while the Bethel church offered behavioral health and medical care.
Another team of volunteers went door to door inviting people to the follow up evangelistic meetings. More than 500 people registered to attend demonstrating the effectiveness of medical and gospel ministries working together.
It is a complete blessing to see how God led in us being able to serve the community in Anchorage. Our strength comes from God. He opened many doors. We are blessed as we see God work and see how evangelism excitement grew following the clinic.
Pathway to Health
AMEN and Pathway to Health joined together to hold two multi-day clinics this year: one in New York City (June 2024) and another in Greensboro, North Carolina (October 2024). God is allowing AMEN’s clinic capacity to increase to accommodate the growing needs.
Lake Union Conference
The Lake Union Conference has invited us to host a clinic in Indianapolis (2024), and additional sites in 2025.
And more!
AMEN is exploring potential partnerships with even more entities in 2025 in addition to continuing the affiliations already established. We are excited to partner and serve with volunteers in all locations.
How to volunteer
To sign up to be a volunteer at an AMEN free clinic or to explore upcoming clinic opportunities, go to amenfreeclinic.org
Impact
In 2021 an AMEN clinic patient who came for an eye exam admitted he was unable to hold down a job because his eyesight was too poor to read. So he was fired. Once he was seen at the AMEN clinic and received the eyeglasses he needed, he was able to get a job and keep it. His life was literally transformed!
Student volunteers
With the new affiliation with Michigan Conference, AMEN is utilizing master’s program psychology interns from Andrews University to assist with counseling at the clinics.
New dental director
Randy Griffin, DDS, is the new dental manager for AMEN free clinics. We are so glad to have him now full-time on the AMEN team.
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