{"id":8911,"date":"2020-08-27T10:54:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gkfhf3spiv.wpdns.site\/?p=8911"},"modified":"2020-08-27T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T17:54:21","slug":"the-battle-against-covid-19-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/the-battle-against-covid-19-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle against COVID-19 continues&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 crisis continues to keep us fully engaged all over the world!<\/p>\n<p>This month we would like to provide you with a quick update about our battle with COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>When we launched into action across the world several months ago, we shared a story with you from the DRC. However, the fight continues in all 75 countries where we work \u2013 that\u2019s 5,282 communities. Our brave team members and volunteers have confronted COVID-19 on several fronts:<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8920\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-600x641.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-660x705.jpg 660w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-22x24.jpg 22w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-34x36.jpg 34w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid-45x48.jpg 45w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/food-aid-distribution-covid.jpg 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spreading awareness on prevention<\/li>\n<li>Recognizing and identifying symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Making and distributing face masks, hand sanitizer, and soap<\/li>\n<li>Helping to counter some of the economic impacts of the shutdown<\/li>\n<li>Keeping communities informed, motivated and hopeful about their future<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of backyard vegetable gardening, seed distribution for planting, and microenterprise to supplement income<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here in the U.S., we have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis too, so we can well appreciate the impact on the developing world, the small rural farmers, and daily wage earners. <em>We are excited to share that of the 2.56 million people that our CHE program impacts, we have not had a single death due to COVID-19 so far! Praise the Lord! <\/em>We constantly thank our Heavenly Father for His mercy. Please continue to uphold in prayer our field leaders, their teams, and all the community volunteers.<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8913 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-1030x769.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-705x526.jpg 705w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer-48x36.jpg 48w, https:\/\/dev.reliantcreative.org\/medical-ambasadors\/old-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/distributing-sanitizer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Medical Ambassadors International, we are very grateful for your support and prayer for our ministry. \u00a0We stand amazed as we see the way God works in the lives of His followers and mobilizes them to partner in His ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 121: 7 says <em>\u201cThe Lord will keep you from all harm &#8211; He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Together let us claim this promise &#8211; for you, your family, for all our staff, their families, and the communities we serve around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 crisis continues to keep us fully engaged all over the world! This month we would like to provide you with a quick update about our battle with COVID-19. When we launched into action across the world several months ago, we shared a story with you from the DRC. 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