Medical Missionaries

10/01/2026

Dr. Irwin and our Medical Missionaries team will be on hand at this festival so come by to say hello! Dr. Irwin will be sharing news about our projects as well as giving out handy information on safety and best practices. You can also see "the Beast" up close and personal! We hope to see you there!

09/30/2026

Medical Missionaries received word recently that St. Joseph Clinic in Thomassique, Haiti was given 54 boxes of Medika Mamba for the clinic’s nutrition program for at-risk babies. The donation came from World Vision. Each of the boxes contains 150 small sachets which will provide over 8,000 treatments!

Media Mamba translates to “peanut butter medicine “ in Haitian Creole. It is made from ground peanuts, powdered milk, sugar, oil and a specialized blend of vitamins and minerals. A standard 6-12 week course recovers 90% to 92% of severely malnourished children and has long been a successful and vital program at the Clinic.

The video shows the boxes being unpacked at the Clinic by their staff.

Thank you to St. Joseph’s staff for their perseverance in caring for their community, especially the mothers and babies.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TKWye7MuFADlrevi5nJKLEekuppPzgqz/edit

09/25/2026

Medical Missionaries always appreciates feedback on how we are doing. We recently received this beautiful letter of thanks:

“Thank you for working closely with me
And Saint Jude Hawling regarding my donations. Your work around the world warms my heart. So grateful for you and the others at your Manassas location.”

This note was accompanied by a very generous check in support of our work.

We remain grateful for every donation and each person who walks in our door, or calls/emails us.

09/23/2026

Medical Missionaries is very sad that we have lost one of our own. Ann was legendary in every aspect of her life. She was involved and supported so many organizations and always let her brilliant light shine through.

Ann was an integral part of Medical Missionaries almost from the beginning. She brought people into our orbit and advocated for many. She rescued us one summer when everyone was away but she was there to hold the fort, as Dr. Irwin recalled it. No one will forget how much Ann loved to dress up to make everyone happy. She kept up the spirit on holidays and at parades.

Ann, you will never be forgotten and your spirit lives on in our work and in our hearts.

View Ann Marie Benkoski's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 8 tribute posts from the community.

09/14/2026

Medical Missionaries recently packed another container now on its way to the Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. We have been working with a partner who is dedicated to filling multiple small clinics in the Ivory Coast with much needed medical supplies and equipment.

Every donation counts! Thank you!

08/25/2026

Medical Missionaries is always looking for small miracles. Sometimes we are asked for something we don’t have and then it just appears! Here’s a miracle that happened recently.

We received a letter from an LPN who is a missionary operating an orphanage in Chad, Africa. They have been trying to increase their staff’s capacity to provide life saving measures for hydration, nutrition and medication administration, especially for infants. They had recently lost an infant to dehydration as the hospital did not have access to IV or tube feed equipment. They sent us a letter requesting infant sized feeding tubes, syringes and other supplies for antibiotic injection.

We did not have specific supplies such as these at the office, which are difficult to come by. But on our weekly visit to the Mercy room at UVA Health Prince William Medical Center there they were - exactly the items this nurse was requesting!

Dr. Irwin breathed a sigh of relief and said quietly, “another small miracle.”

08/21/2026

Medical Missionaries has been partnering with Build Together from Cameroon. On a recent visit to the Manassas office, their team loaded up a trailer and vehicle with much needed supplies for their efforts for disabled children in Cameroon.

Their President and Founder, Annick Joelle Fotsi, sent a message of thanks for the children who will benefit from these donations.

To all who donate everyday thank you! Every item is put to good use somewhere in our community or around the world!

08/12/2026

Medical Missionaries will be headed to Roanoke Va. to meet up with the Grundy Pantry team on August 21st.

We are accepting donations for this and future trips at our Manassas office (9590 Surveyor Court), Doukenie Winery or online (Amazon, Walmart etc.). Please call our office if you’re sending us a donation at 703 335 1800.

Thank you for your support of this community during increasingly challenging times.

08/11/2026

Medical Missionaries has been partnering with High Metrics Global, from the Ivory Coast. They recently shared that they have officially begun distributing the medical supplies and equipment from our recent container effort.

Their first stop was the Centre Diabétique de Bouaké, a remarkable nonprofit organization led by Dr. Manhan, dedicated to caring for patients with diabetes, diabetic complications, and other chronic illnesses. The equipment was received with tremendous gratitude by Dr. Manhan and his entire team.

The timing could not have been better. The center recently experienced a devastating fire that damaged its pharmacy. After restoring part of its operations, these donated medical supplies and equipment arrived at a moment when they are especially meaningful and desperately needed.

Their team safely stored all of the remaining supplies and equipment in shipping containers, ensuring it remained protected and in excellent condition until the next distribution stops.

Over the coming days, their medical equipment caravan continued into five additional communities where these donations will make a meaningful difference. Their next destinations in the Ivory Coast were the cities of: KOLIA, GBON, KOUTO, N'DÉOU and TINASSO. The response from each healthcare team and community has been incredibly encouraging, and they are grateful to see these donations reaching the people who need them most.

Their team sends thanks for our generosity, trust and friendship which means more than we could ever know or imagine.

Below are some photos of the distribution ceremony. To all our donors who donate a wheelchair or a bag of supplies this is an example of where it may end up in the world!

07/30/2026

Our Medical Missionaries Grundy team traveled recently to the Rocklick Food Pantry to deliver the food and other supplies our generous donors had dropped off.

Dr. George Bazaco, Gregg Phillips and Vern Asher met volunteer George Neil on highway 81 where they transferred our trailer to their truck for the long drive to Grundy.

Per Dr. Bazaco, the changes in the SNAP program have significantly impacted the food the community had been receiving. He reported that the Rocklick pantry stores are concerningly and dangerously depleted.

We thank everyone for their generous support of this long term program as we help the community move forward.