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I want to share our 2020 statistics and numbers from Abundant Grace of God Maternity Center. Although COVID has had a huge impact on our clinic, staff and patients alike, we have been able to continue giving our best to our community. 2020 Number of individual patients cared for : 993 Number of women enrolledContinue reading “2020 Year in Review”

The Macad family is planning for a year-long furlough next year! This will be the first time since starting this clinic in 2007 that we will have spent more than a few weeks away from it. It is time for our family to get a break and to introduce our kids to the other halfContinue reading “Planning for Furlough”

I just wanted to post a quick note to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped us raise money for new supplies. Staff midwife Marivic and I are pictured above holding some of the MANY supplies I was able to bring home with me from Canada. Thanks to your donations we were ableContinue reading “Thank You!”

These photos are kind of funny I know, but the reality is that we are running low on all sorts of things at our clinic. I will be heading to Canada in October with my three kids for a family visit and I am hoping to bring back some supplies with me to restock theContinue reading “Help us Restock our Delivery Room!”

I admit that these HOT summer days have drained all of my energy and drive to get things done. As I drive my car to the clinic I pass by my neighbours working in their yards, doing their laundry, drying rice on the road … I know they must feel the heat too, but theyContinue reading “Summer Days, Musings and Filipino Independence Day”

This April we hosted a group of 19 Canadians from Samaritan’s Purse for a medical mission. This was our 5th Samaritan’s Purse team and we reached out to four new communities and two old ones. The SP Canada team consisted of three doctors, one Nurse Practitioner, 6 nurses, one EMT and lots of support teamContinue reading “Medical Mission to the Mountains”

Last week we had a super typhoon blow through the Province of Kalinga. Tabuk City, the place where Abundant Grace of God is located, was going to be right in the center of the storm. We knew the typhoon was coming and I saw posts on Facebook and other social media platforms asking for prayer.Continue reading “How to Pray During a Typhoon.”

“Abundant Grace of God Maternity Center Inc.” turns 10 this year! To commemorate this anniversary, Achao and I took all of our staff and their families to the beach! We had two midwives from a busy birth centre in Manila come to cover our clinic while we went to Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte for a wholeContinue reading “Staff Retreat 2017”

  It is that time of year again when we start to think about what on earth to get that person on our list that has everything! Why don’t you sponsor a delivery in their name? When you make a donation between $50 (a partial sponsor) and $200 (a complete sponsor) you or the personContinue reading “Sponsor a Delivery this Christmas!”