Mission of Hope, Bolivia
P.O. Box 4001
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Phone and Fax: 434-977-4748
E-mail: cindytha@cstone.net

 

Sucre Clinic

Last Updated 08/7/08

Mission of Hope To Open A Second Clinic!  Construction Has Begun!

 

Pastor Juan Bayo next to the Sucre clinic

Construction pictures from July, 2008

Looking at the clinic from the right side

Street view of the clinic

Interior view of the roof trusses

Construction on the roof framing

Construction work on the roof

Juan, the foreman, oversees the construction

A construction team went to Sucre on February 17, 2008 to begin the construction of this new clinic.  Details about this team are here.

Story of the Sucre Clinic

 


Pastor Juan Bayo

Pastor Juan Bayo grew up in a Quechua Indian family in Sucre, Bolivia . Their religion was a religion of idolatry. The only doctors they had were the witch doctors. At a very early age, Juan began to question his mother about why they had to go to the witch doctors. He observed that no one ever really got well. As Juan watched his grandmother become completely blind, he wanted to know why they could not take her to a medical doctor in town. Sometimes on holidays when his family went into town, Juan would hear the Gospel message being preached in the public square. Even as a boy, Juan felt that God was calling him to bring health care to the Quechua people.   

When Juan was 11 years old, his father became very sick. Again, Juan asked his mother why they could not take his father to the hospital. Juan’s father died, and Juan dropped out of school to get a job and help his mother support his 4 younger brothers and sisters. In the years that followed, Juan was a very sick teenager, but his mother refused to take him to a medical doctor. She was afraid of what the witchdoctors would do if they found out. So, whenever Juan was sick, they continued to visit the witchdoctor and sacrifice animals to appease the spirit of his dead father.

At the age of 16, as Juan lay sick and dying, some people from the town passed by with a horse drawn cart and insisted on taking Juan to the hospital. His mother finally consented and his life was saved. This experience served to strengthen Juan’s vision to bring health care to the Quechua people. When he was 18, he gave his life to the Lord Jesus. Juan was discipled by American missionaries and became a pastor. Then he met Pastor Ruben Baldiviezo, our mission pastor in Santa Cruz. Pastor Ruben told Juan about the work of Mission of Hope, where the poor can receive free medical care and medicines and also hear theGospel message of salvation. Juan told Pastor Ruben that this was his dream for the Quechua people of Sucre.

Juan had land that he inherited from his father. He told Pastor Ruben that he wanted to donate this land to Mission of Hope to build a medical clinic . After a trip to Sucre to meet Juan and survey the land, we, at Mission ofHope, decided to step out in faith and open a second medical clinic in Sucre.

 

Quechua Indian Girl

 

Quechua Boy Musician

Support for the Sucre, Bolivia clinic

Currently funds are needed for the interior finishing work, which includes plumbing, electrical, laying tile floors, plastering walls and ceilings, and painting.  Funds will also be needed for furnishing and staffing the new medical clinic in Sucre, Bolivia, which will bring free medical care to the Quechua Indian people. 

Tax deductible donations can be made payable to:

Mission Of Hope, Bolivia
P.O. Box 4001
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Telephone and Fax: (434) 977-4748
Executive Director: Cindy Thacker

Mission of Hope, Bolivia is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization.