We received a call this morning from Mission Coordinator Christina in Ouelessebougou, Mali. The MMF volunteers performed 25 surgeries yesterday for a total of 56 over the last couple of days. Another 176 people were seen at the clinic yesterday.
Longtime MMF supporter Yeah Samake, Mayor of Ouelessebougou and current Malian presidential frontrunner, visited the MMF clinic yesterday and brought a national film crew with him. Their tour and meeting with MMF volunteers aired on the national news last night, which resulted in a surge of additional people showing up at the clinic this morning. Mayor Samake will also be at the Wash Cup on Friday to say a few words and help MMF volunteers present the trophy to the winning team.
Read more here about Mayor Yeah Samake's journey from impoverished Ouelessebougou child to BYU public policy graduate and Mali statesman.
A few MMF volunteers are spending the next couple of days in Boi's village, Daganbougou, to help set up mosquito nets donated by the Rotary Club of Overland Park and hand out school supplies and text books for Boi's school. (Read more here about Boi, a little boy whose life-threatening facial tumor was removed by MMF volunteers in 2008).The clinic and handwashing team will be relocating to Daganbougou tomorrow.
We are not able to share photos at this time as the MMF group hasn't had internet access since departing Bamako for Ouelessebougou a couple of days ago.
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