Community Free Health Day

Being a Mormon in a Muslim country isn't easy.  For instance, when it's time to marry, you don't have a lot of choices--the Muslims are definitely out, and many Christian families don't want their children to marry a Mormon.  There's a lot of misunderstandings and prejudices.

Recently we have been trying to improve the image of the Church in the Al Husn area where the North Jordan branch meets.  We've had two projects to help the local schools.  Last weekend we had a project to provide medications to poor Jordanians and Syrians at a Free Health Day sponsored by a group of  local community leaders.

These are some of the medications donated by LDS Charities.  The most common meds are for hypertension and diabetes.

22 doctors and medical students from the nearby Jordan Medical school participated in the event which was held in a school very near to the North Jordan Branch Chapel.

Is this scary or what!!

The classrooms were turned into examination rooms.

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(We got thanked--we think!!)

Over 350 poor Jordanians and refugees received free treatment and medications.

This is Dr. Bourhan, the leader of the community action group that sponsored the event.  Dr. Bourhan is the department head of the school of engineering at JUST University, and on the local school board.  A busy man!

We met the mayor of Al Husn, the President of JUST University, the Dean of the College of Medicine and other dignitaries at the event.  

We hope this event was positive public relations for the Church.  Two guys told us they would like to come to our church.  Somehow they made the connection that LDS Charities is the Mormons.