Who We Are

Who We Are!

About Our Name!

We are called Marion Medical Mission but this can sometimes cause confusion for people.

	The MARION is simply the name of the town (Marion, Illinois, USA) where the founders live and where the first volunteers came from. We now include volunteers from all across the USA and even from Canada.
	Initially our focus was on MEDICAL needs and we primarily took medical volunteers and supplies to hospitals in Africa. Since 1990, that primary focus has changed. Now instead of focusing on curative MEDICAL, we focus more on preventative MEDICAL via our shallow wells program. We still provide money for supplies and care to hospitals in Malawi, but most of our effort is aimed at preventing problems through clean water.
	Our MISSION has not really changed; we still are following Christ's call to serve HIS people.

What We Do!

	Marion Medical Mission is a Christian organization that strives to respond to Christ's call by showing our love for Him by "taking care of His people."
	Marion Medical Mission is a non-profit 501c3 organization that started in 1985.
	100% of all undesignated funds received by Marion Medical Mission go to the mission field in Africa -- not even the cost of a stamp is deducted.
	100% of all designated funds received by Marion Medical Mission go to their designated purposes.
	All Marion Medical Mission volunteers pay their travel to and from Africa and room and board while in Africa.
	Marion Medical Mission's goal is to disburse everything we receive every year.
	Marion Medical Mission has worked in Ghana, Republic of Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
	Since 1990 Marion Medical Mission has worked closely in Malawi, Africa with the Synod of Livingstonia, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) and more recently has worked closely with the Synods of Nkhoma and Zambia CCAP and with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, Konde Diocese .
	Marion Medical Mission works closely with the Embangweni Hospital in Malawi, Africa.
	Marion Medical Mission's projects stress self-help.
	Marion Medical Mission's Shallow Well Program is a self-help program that represents development that is sustained in the village.
	Since 1991 Marion Medical Mission has built over 8800 shallow wells providing over 2,000,000 people with safe drinking water.
	Together with the Synod of Livingstonia Marion Medical Mission started the first school for deaf children in the entire northern half of the country of Malawi.
	Marion Medical Mission started the Chizimya Full Primary School in 1992 and has provided the funds for 8 teacher homes, two school blocks, and a library administration building. The school now serves 800 pupils and is ranked number 1 or 2 in its zone of 40 primary schools.
	Marion Medical Mission provided the funds to build the school blocks and teacher homes for the Chimaliro Full Primary School.
	Marion Medical Mission provided the funds to rehabilitate the Loudon (Embangweni) Full Primary School. The School serves 1,900 pupils.
	Marion Medical Mission worked with three Congregations from the Synod of Livingstonia to build churches through self-help and helped them partner with three Churches from Southern Illinois.

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