We were excited to have Dr. Kris Storkersen at the clinic last week helping us see patients. Dr. Storkensen is the Director of Ophthalmology and Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Arrowhead Regional Medical center. We connected with  Dr. Storkersen in October this year, when members of Siloé’s team made numerous trips to San Bernardino for Marco’s brain surgery and follow up appointments. (see Marco’s story)  Dr… Read the post

This past Sunday, the Siloé team traveled about three hours to Jacumé to meet volunteers from our partnering organization Prescribing Hope. Together we provided a one-day rural clinic in this small border community. It was a typically hot day and busy day, and we were able to see many patients in the few hours that we were there.

We had not been to Jacume since early summer, so it was wonderful to reconnect with the patients that we have formed relationships with… Read the post

Marco Antonio is a 17-year-old boy at Door of Faith Orphanage–our close friends and partners here in La Mision. Marco has lived at Door of Faith since he was four years old, and he was one of the first kids we met when we came to Baja in 2008.

He has recently been diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. He has lost vision in his left eye, as the tumor is intertwined behind his eye and nasal cavity… Read the post

Siloé Ministries was recently blessed to partner with a group from Shoreline Community Church in putting on a health event at the Greenhouses–a very poor worker camp north of us. Thanks to Shoreline’s sponsorship and energetic volunteers, we provided 50 needy families with the following:

• Medical check ups (weight, blood pressure, glucose)
• Health education stations
• Game booths
• Face painting
• T-shirts
• Healthy brown bag lunches and ice pops for dessert
• Groceries for each family, including rice, beans and fresh fruit

We have “adopted” this small community of agricultural workers, and have held Christmas parties on site the past two years… Read the post