Leave for Philippines Tomorrow!

Becca and I head out to the Philippines tomorrow! Thank you everyone for all your support and prayers. Please continue to follow along on this blog for updates on our adventure. You can email me: jonmiller@southern.edu or comment on this blog if you like. Thanks again!

Fundraiser Update!

Wow! God has really provided miracles for us. Over the past month we have been blessed to raise $6,590 of our $7,000 goal for clinic medical supplies and personal needs! Also, we have obtained hundreds of pounds of medical equipment (see pictures above) which will be an incredible asset to the clinic! Thank you so much everyone! May you be blessed for your generosity.

We Need Your Email

I am compiling an email list of those who want to receive periodical emails from us while we are in the Philippines. If you wish to receive these, please tell us your email on the comment section of this website, or email me directly at jonmiller@southern.edu. Thanks!

With a Grateful Heart!

As Becca and I prepare to go to the Philippines, we would like to take a moment and thank all those who have generously given to our project. So far, we have been blessed to raise $4,350! That is a major chunk of our ~$7,000 goal! We leave in just 8 days, and this has been a huge help. Thank you so much! God has certainly blessed us through these donations. We pray He will bless you, the supporter--whether through your prayers or money--to have financial abundance and exceptional health! Again, thank you!

Itemization of the Financial & Medical Supply Needs

Personal Financial Needs:

2000     Round trip tickets from LAX-Manila-LAX (for both)
1000     Round trip tickets from Manila-Palawan-Manila (for both)
1350     Visas for both ($150/month)
    70     Exit fee from Manila (for both)
1350     Food and Necessities ($150/month)
1350     International Medical Insurance (for both)
  210     Portable solar panels + battery
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$7,330  approximate total for nine months


Medical Supply Needs for the Clinic:

-Pulse Oximeter
-AED (automated external defibrillator)
-Doppler (for distal pulses)
-Syringes
-Sutures
-IV rate control dial + Primary tubing
-Clotting Agent
-Antibiotics IM/IV/PO (Amoxicillin, Rocephin, etc.)
-Toothbrushes/toothpaste
-Any dental equipment
-Dopamine, Epinephrine, Atropine, etc.
-Portable suction machine with canister+tubing
-$1,000 for vaccine refrigerator (keeps vaccine for 2 days if power goes out)
-otoscope
-$200 for Oxygen tanks
-digital thermometer
-lab/diagnostic equipment

Donation Details

After much research, phone calls, and emails, it seems that the best way for us to raise funds for our mission expedition will be to use two methods:

1) Gospel Ministries International (GMI)--a non-profit organization we will be working with in the Philippines has agreed to be used as a conduit for tax deductible donations via mail-in checks.
2) For online donations, PayPal has proven to be the easiest and most convenient way for non-tax deductible donations. So, donors have a choice in how they want to give. If there are any questions, please post them on this website. To donate, see the left sidebar. Thanks for the support!

Recent Mt. Rainier Climb

This July, Becca, Mom and Dad Miller, and myself climbed Mt. Rainier. It was an awesome experience. We all made it to the top and no one got hurt. It took us three and a half days to complete the full trip. Thanks to warm hospitality of friends in the Washington area, the trip was quite enjoyable and made for great pictures. Here's a picture of Becca and me near the top! The other picture is us with Mt. St. Helens in the background.        ~Jon

NEW WEBSITE

So, we've never had our own blog site before, but we're going to attempt to keep people updated on our activities with this website. We didn't do too well at FaceBook. Maybe this will be better!