Together we can give comfort in body and soul in rural western Kenya

Rehema Has a "New" Ambulance!

One of the most difficult problems in Kenya is transportation to and from Rehema Hospice and Clinic. At times an emergency patient may wait an hour, or even longer, before transportation is available. Many emergency patients come to the clinic on the back of a motorcycle taxi. Often, this is a very painful trip.

So, Always Mercy has talked with Rehema for three years about how to purchase an ambulance, but the cost of an ambulance in Kenya is staggering – a minimum of $55,000. And even then, that $55,000 ambulance would still need to be refurbished inside with patient care equipment.

But, Pastor David Chuchu, the Director of Rehema, is not easily deterred. He took an older 8-passenger van, donated by Diakonia Compassionate Ministry, a sister organization in Kenya, and had it completely retrofitted. Now we have a “new” ambulance at the cost of under $5,000! Yes, under $5,000!

Your donations go far in Kenya, especially when we have Pastor Chuchu there to make it happen. Watch him here delivering the ambulance. He is the proud driver in this video.

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Visiting Rehema and other parts of Kenya with volunteers

Rehema Nurse Cindy's Day

A very busy day of home visits at Rehema

Many suffer in silence

72% of Kenyans live in the rural areas

Many of them live on less than $2 per day. That means healthcare is out of reach for the rural poor.

Often, sufferers wait too long to receive assessment and medical treatment and become debilitated by disease or, when finally diagnosed, often have terminal illness, such as stage 4 cancer or AIDS. Breast and cervical cancers are high among rural women. Men suffer from TB, prostate and other cancers, or often have undiagnosed HIV, spreading disease to their spouses or partners. Rehema now offers outpatient clinic services, home based palliative and hospice care, and it has a 48-bed inpatient hospital. We are striving to care for those who suffer needlessly in the local community and beyond.

Your gifts help us bring mercy to those who are suffering

Support Compassionate Care through Always Mercy

Medical care in Kenya is affordable compared to the U.S. Help us make a difference by making a donation to Always Mercy. Just $25 per day provides essential palliative care at Rehema Hospice for someone who would otherwise suffer alone with a life-threatening disease or need hospice care at life’s end.