Board of Directors:
Lynn Pelton, RN
James G. Pelton MD
Cyril Faulkner
Nick Smith
Jerry Staples
Pamila Keech MD
Paula Scott-Ginn
Brooke Stover
Sydney Hodge RN
Dean Wagner
Mel Smith RD
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Greatest Goal Ministries
www.GGMUSA.org
Fall 2012
Newsletter
MOU SIGNED WITH
FIRST LADY
Volume 5
GGM Launches Disability
Sports Association
EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
MARCH 2012
Silver Sea Cruise ship visited GGM clinic
and viewiedof Polio/Amputee soccer
match
Distributed Dresses from
Dress-a-Girl Around the World
Disabled programs:
- Mentoring program launched
- Internet/ job search program
initiated at GGM Office
Tool exchange program launched
Education: LEAP (Lansana
Education Assistance Program)
- Health education
Clinic programs
- Staff evaluations & goals
- Equipment/supplies organized
-Disability Sports Association
JULY 2012
Hypertension program expanded by Dr.
Pamila Keech and
Pamela Harmon ARNP
OCTOBER 2012
Hosted cruise ship visitors, acquired new
grounds for hospital development.
MARCH 2013
Team will leave for Sierra Leone to conduct a Health Assessment Survey and
design new hospital project
Arrival of Silver Sea Cruise Ship
OCTOBER 2013
Medical Team Mission Trip
DECEMBER 2013
Arrival of Zeghram Cruise Ship
Lynn Pelton, International Director, and Jerry
Staples, GGM Operations Manager, met with the
First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone at the
Presidential Lodge in Freetown to discuss expansion of GGM clinic operations. Her Excellency
Sia Nyama Koroma agreed to assist in helping
GGM relocate to a larger building with property
available for further expansion. The GGM former
clinic was closed and has moved to a building
built by the former vice-president of Sierra Leone,
Mr. Solomon Berewa.
Mr. Berewa had built
the small 24 bed
hospital in honor of
his late wife
Deborah who was a
trained nurse. The
hospital had not
opened since it was
built in 2006. A 20
year Memorandum of Understanding was signed
between Greatest Goal Ministries, Mr. Berewa,
H.E. Sia Koroma, and the Minister of Health.
Photos are available on our web site at
www.ggmusa.org.
The new hospital will carry the name of Mr. Berewa’s late wife as he requested — “Lady Deborah
Berewa Hospital” — and is located in Lakka, very
near the capital of Freetown. The clinic will
provide free medical services to all children
under age 5, pregnant and lactating mothers and
the disabled. A nominal fee will be charged to
others as we try to institute a cost recovery
model at the clinic in anticipation of further
expansion and a larger hospital. A Greatest Goal
Ministries team will arrive in March to conduct a
health assessment of the surrounding catchment
area and begin plans for expansion of the new
hospital.
In April of this year the GGM Disability Sports
Association Constitution was accepted by the
Ministry of Sports and Youth Employment. It
is the only recognized Disability Association
in the country. Twelve teams are now active
in the association including members from the
polio, amputee and deaf disability groups
located in Freetown, Kenema, Bo and
Makeni. GGM is looking for donations of
soccer jerseys, balls, shoes, socks and shin
guards. Information for donating can be found
on our web site. Keeping sports teams close
to where the disabled live allows for them to
enjoy camaraderie, competition and a sense
of belonging without having to travel great
distances.
Education Sponsorship Update
This Fall we have
continued the sponsorship of twenty
Sierra Leonean
students ranging in age
from 5 to 18. We have
taken extra measures to
increase attendance and make all
students accountable for their
commitment to education. These
students are all equipped with their
back to school supplies, new
bookbags and the fees are paid so
that their 2012-2013 school year is a
success! Thank you to all of our
donors who make school a priority for
our very special children in and
around Freetown!