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Work at our hospital continues even though the government owes the facility 11 months of insurance reimbursement. The total amount owed to the hospital by the insurance system is approximately $750,000. I am amazed that we can still care for patients and keep the doors open. On Sunday June 11, 2017, the hospital welcomed 7 students and their mentors from the United States in addition to 5 medical students from Ireland. These students and mentors will be spending a month at our facility. Those from the States are part of the Greenlight Medical program created by TMS Global. The main purpose of this program is to provide a cross-cultural learning experience for students interested in using healthcare to serve in cross cultural ministry. These students have varied interests such as nursing, medicine, social work etc. Students at the entrance of the town's library. The "reading town library" was built by Anne Gongwer, wife of Dr. Cameron Gongwer (man in white po