Dear Friend’s and Family,

Sincere greetings to you all. We hope you are all having a nice summer and Gods goodness is abounding in your lives.

We had a very productive trip to Nigeria in May. It was rewarding to travel with my sons, Stefan and Landan. They were very active in surgery and learned much on rounds and in the lab. They were able to attend several services where I was preaching as well. On one of their days off, they caught two lizards and did "tail transplant" surgery in which one survived and was crawling around our compound several days later. They both experienced God in a new way. We pray God continues to impart a vision for missions to them.

1. Trio- Dr. Tran with Med student Lauren and Stefan during a C-Section delivery.     2. Stuart preaching in Aba

We were also able to take several residents, premedical, and nursing students with us. We were so grateful to have them along. They all received valuable medical experience as well as a call to do more in medical missions in the future. It was such a blessing to have them along. We thank God for their compassionate hearts as they were able to serve the people of Nigeria. The Brazos Family Medicine Residency continues to support our work, by allowing me to go twice a year to do the needed surgeries and consultations. You may see some of our latest photos on our website listed below.

Our primary focus this past year has been the HIV Vaccine that we have been unable to fund. The initial study requires $50,000 to purchase a CD4 count machine and enough vaccine to treat 50 individuals. We are grateful to those of you who have contributed toward this cause. To date we have been able to procure $5,500. I have an individual that may be able to get up to a $15,000 discount on the machine, which would bring the balance to $24,500. Please consider partnering with us to help fund this project. We are treating these patients at our hospital, but it is just patchwork, where this vaccine could possibly work as a preventative as well as work toward a cure. It grieves me each time I make the trip to Nigeria and am unable to help the HIV situation in a significant way. Please pray that God would help us to meet this need so that we can proceed with this project on my next trip at the end of September.

The Tobago/Trinidad work continues full stream being led by Drs. Haywood Robinson & Noreen Johnson who just returned from their latest trip. They are establishing a clinic with the assistance of Medical Bridges and Partners in Mission of the Methodist church.

If you're interested in making a trip with us, our next two trips are scheduled for September 24th through October 15th and May 8th through May 29th. Arrangements can be made for those wanting or needing a shorter or extended length of stay. Total costs including room and board is about $2500. May God bless you and your family as you make a difference in your circle of influence. Please continue to pray for us as we minister through medicine.
Your Brother & Sister in Christ,
 

In His service,
Dr. Stuart & Velvet Quartemont