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Kuweit’s best concentrated opportunity for presenting the (iuspel t«»
women.
Amaru: l)r. \Y\ J. Muerdyk writes: " 'Labour not lor (hr mral which
jicrisJiclh, but for the meat which ciulurcth unto everlastimj life.' John
6:27. Sad to me, in my half year’s medical work in Amara before going
home on furlough, was the unwelcome conviction that two of our converts
in Amara were working for ‘the meat which perisheih,’ jxtsiug as Chris­
tians in order to benefit themselves materially. One of these was my
dresser in the hospital.
“And yet I was encouraged by others who, through contact with us.
were learning the true value of things. One of my helpers, when 1 asked
him why he continued to work with me, when in so doing he was subjected
to criticism, ostracism, and persecution, anil when lie could easily get a
position with the Moslems at a greater salary, answered. ’If I really did
right i ought to be paying you money instead of you paying me, because
l cannot hope to repay you for what you taught me.’
“The medical work in Amara has not suffered during the past eight
months as a result of the general opposition to our work as missionaries.
Financially, we more than supported the hospital. The clinics, both male
and female, were large, and the in-patients were increasing in numbers.
The people of Amarah and vicinity often expressed their gratitude for the
medical help our work made possible, and many were the friends resulting
therefrom. And, although the opposition has been severe at limes, we can
really say that the medical work is healing the sick, making friends, open­
ing the door toYhe hearts of men, and sowing the seeds nf the Ciospel in
souls lost in darkness.”
MEDICAL STATISTICS
Muscat Jiahreiu Kuweit 7 ../«»/
Men’s Disp. New Cases....... •1,300 0.000 l.58d I l..88(i
Men's Disp. Total Treatments 13,000 24.353 10,^15 4(i,i »<•/
Women's Disp. New Cases . 1,463 1.850 3.107 (i.430
Women’s Disp. Total Treatment* ......... 7,731 11.350 K.,235 34.33o
Men’s Outcalls ..................... 358 358
Women's Outcalls ............... 34 733 7(X|
In-Patients, Men ................. 401 00 407
In-Patients, Women ......... 31 230 (.3 314
Surgical Operations, Men .. ('.37 (.34 l,3i.l
Surgical Operations, Women 138 138
Obstetrics .............................. 5 <»2 16 83
(The statistics for Amara were not available when thi* went to press.)