Who, What, Where
The Kasai Christian Medical Institute, in the Central Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, started as a high school level nursing school founded by Presbyterians in 1954.
It has since expanded to include the 160 bed Good Shepherd (teaching) Hospital that hosts medical interns and residents, the PAX poly-clinic in the city of Kananga, a university level nursing and lab school, a nutrition rehabilitation program and a research center.
What SPC has Done
SPC has donated over $11,000 to help build a Women’s Health Center as part of the PAX clinic, with maternity and surgical facilities and a medical staff to offer OB/GYN consultations. Donated funds include those that have gone into a living endowment, whose earnings will help to support operational expenses indefinitely.
What You can do
Learn more and make tax deductible donations through the Medical Benevolence Foundation of Houston, Texas online at www.imck.org/or by check to “MBF/Friends of IMCK”, PO Box 96877 Washington, DC 20090.
Pictures and Videos
IMCK Slide Show (Click on Photo Below):
Videos:
Contacts and More Information
Contact Bill Rule through the SPC church office: office@shepherdstownpresbyterian.org, 100 W. Washington St., or P.O. Box 268, Shepherdstown, WV 25443, or at (304) 876-6466.
Go to the Friends of IMCK web site at www.imck.org/. Browse around or click on the “Contact Us” menu option.
Congo Mission Network (CMN) YouTube Channel with presentations on health, education, etc. from the CMN 2020 virtual conference. Note particularly the presentation by PC(USA) mission co-worker, Larry Streshley, about COVID in the DRC, and several short videos on the history of Presbyterian medical work in the Congo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLdMcupxcegrSa-1Kv3YWJA.
Friends of IMCK YouTube channel with many short videos of life at IMCK, including the African art show at SPC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOxO31fxWvsMUvSf__ZWt4g.
