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Sanyati Baptist Hospital in Zimbabwe, a 60-year-old icon of Southern Baptist overseas work fell into serious disrepair as that country’s economy collapsed. The problems included a completely broken water system, leaking roofs, rotting fascia, termite damage, and electrical malfunctions. The hospital’s electrical supply was so unreliable that staff had installed auto headlights and a battery in an operating room to be sure doctors weren’t plunged into the dark in the middle of surgery.
The five-year “extreme makeover” plan for Sanyati intends to restore the facilities at the hospital—which handles 35,000 outpatients and 1,800 inpatients a year, as well 1,000 surgeries and 2,000 babies each year—to a state where they can be locally maintained. A dozen teams a year will be needed over the course of the project.
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The “extreme makeover” of Sanyati Baptist Hospital in Zimbabwe is no ordinary project, but the crew of nine youngsters, ages 11-18, that descended on the place in December were no ordinary kids.
Volunteers are digging into the renovation of the historic Sanyati Baptist Hospital so new generations of Zimbabweans can experience for themselves the love of the Great Physician. Many more teams, however, will be needed to complete the ambitious five-year project.
Rick Sykes needs a few dozen “MacGyver guys” for a life-changing “extreme makeover” adventure that will make an eternal . . .
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Individuals or groups interested in participating in the Sanyati Hospital Makeover may e-mail Peter Sierson
The first volunteer team, made up mostly of Kentuckians, launches the five-year renovation plan for Sanyati Baptist Hospital in Zimbabwe.
Download the latest information about the Sanyati Baptist Hospital Makeover in this brochure.
