{"id":261191,"date":"2025-05-07T08:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=261191"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:43:18","slug":"cmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/our-ministry\/cmo\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Medical Outreach: Providing free care in underserved communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<main>\r\n                                                <div id=\"eop\" class=\"trigger io\"><\/div>\r\n                                                <header class=\"response\">\r\n                                                    <hgroup>\r\n                                                        <h1>Community Medical Outreach<\/h1>\r\n                                                        <p class=\"small\" style=\"text-wrap:balance;margin-bottom: 1.618em\">Providing free medical, dental, and vision care in&nbsp;Jesus'&nbsp;Name<\/p>\r\n                                                        <div class=\"action-container\"> \r\n                                                            <div>\r\n                                                                <a class=\"primary button\" href=\"https:\/\/spcmovolunteer.org\/\">Sign Up to Volunteer<\/a>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div> \r\n                                                        <div id=\"above-the-top\"><\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/hgroup>\r\n                                                    <!--USE THIS VIDEO EMBED FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ONLY-->\r\n                                                    <figure>\r\n                                                        <!--[video id=\"07b7DD7759dfCA0e2A2895A8128a\"]---------->\r\n                                                        <div style=\"position: relative; display: block;\">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\r\n                                                                <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.sardius.media\/82aD088d0aAbEF4\/dvr\/asset\/07b7DD7759dfCA0e2A2895A8128a\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/figure>\r\n                                                <\/header>\r\n\r\n                                                <section id=\"overview\" class=\"space\">\r\n                                                    <header>\r\n                                                        <h2>This ministry of Samaritan&apos;s Purse works together with local churches to provide quality healthcare to underserved communities in&nbsp;the United States.  <\/h2>\r\n                                                    <\/header>\r\n\r\n                                                    <div class=\"space\">\r\n                                                        <p>Our dental services include cleanings, fillings, and extractions, while our eye care tests for color vision, depth perception, astigmatism, and corrective lenses. Patients pick out their unique frames while their lenses are crafted on site. Upon completion, each pair of glasses is fitted to the patient. A full range of medical care is also offered complete with some prescriptions.<\/p>\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <div class=\"space\">\r\n                                                        \r\n                                                        <ul role=\"list\" class=\"grid four\" style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n                                                           <!--  <li class=\"card\">\r\n                                                                <article class=\"space-small\">\r\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"h4\">Burnsville, NC<\/h3>\r\n                                                                    <address class=\"small\"><b>West Burnsville Baptist Church<\/b>222 West Burnsville Church Rd.<br>Burnsville, NC 28714<\/address>\r\n                                                                    <hr>\r\n                                                                    <span class=\"small\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-28 06:00\/2026-03-28 18:00\">March 28, 6:00 a.m.&hairsp;&ndash;&hairsp;6:00 p.m.<\/time><small> (Volunteers will arrive 5:00 a.m.)<\/small><\/span>\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                                                    <span class=\"small\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-28 06:00\/2026-03-28 18:00\">March 29, 1:00 p.m.&hairsp;&ndash;&hairsp;6:00 p.m.<\/time><small> (Volunteers will arrive 12:30 p.m.)<\/small><\/span>\r\n                                                                <\/article>\r\n                                                            <\/li> -->\r\n\r\n                                                            <li class=\"card\">\r\n                                                                <article class=\"space-small\">\r\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"h4\">Pikeville, KY<\/h3>\r\n                                                                    <address class=\"small\"><b>First Baptist Church Pikeville<\/b>126 4th St.<br>Pikeville, KY 41501<\/address>\r\n                                                                    <hr>\r\n                                                                    <span class=\"small\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-29 13:00\/2026-05-29 18:00\">May 29, 1:00 p.m.&hairsp;&ndash;&hairsp;6:00 p.m.<\/time><small> (Volunteers will arrive 12:00 p.m.)<\/small><\/span>\r\n                                                                    \r\n                                                                    <span class=\"small\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-30 06:00\/2026-05-30 18:00\">May 30, 6:00 a.m.&hairsp;&ndash;&hairsp;6:00 p.m.<\/time><small> (Volunteers will arrive 5:00 a.m.)<\/small><\/span>\r\n                                                                        \r\n                                                                    <span class=\"small\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-31 13:00\/2026-05-31 18:00\">May 31, 1:00 p.m.&hairsp;&ndash;&hairsp;6:00 p.m.<\/time><small> (Volunteers will arrive 12:30 p.m.)<\/small><\/span>\r\n                                                                <\/article>\r\n                                                            <\/li>\r\n\r\n                                                            <li class=\"card\">\r\n                                                                <article>\r\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"h4\">Wheeling, WV<\/h3>\r\n                                                                    <small> (more details to come)<\/small>\r\n                                                                <\/article>\r\n                                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                            \r\n                                                            <li class=\"card\">\r\n                                                                <article>\r\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"h4\">Valdosta, GA <\/h3>\r\n                                                                    <small style=\"display: block;color: #555;\"> (more details to come)<\/small>\r\n                                                                <\/article>\r\n                                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                        <\/ul>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/section>\r\n                                                \r\n                                                <section class=\"space-large\">\r\n                                                    <header>\r\n                                                        <h2>Our intent is to provide holistic care, addressing both the physical and&nbsp;spiritual needs of each patient.<\/h2>\r\n                                                    <\/header>\r\n                                                    \r\n                                                    <div class=\"space-large\">\r\n                                                        <p>Evelin Kembe traveled over four hours to visit a Community Medical Outreach where she was grateful to have her blood pressure and sugar levels monitored and also receive vision care. Her eyes had been bothering her, but without insurance, she had been unable to afford a checkup. She left the event with a new pair of glasses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                                                        <blockquote class=\"space-small\">\r\n                                                            <p style=\"text-wrap:balance\">&ldquo;I'm glad that I can see&mdash;it's less stress on my eyes. I can drive now. It feels like one less thing that's like stopping me from being able to do all the things that I want to do.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n                                                        <\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n                                                        <p>While she awaited care, Kembe also had a conversation with a chaplain. \u201cWe started talking about God. He pulled out this New Testament Bible and was reading it with me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n                                                        <p>&ldquo;It's not easy to keep faith, it's not easy to keep hope, but I feel like God always sends people at the right time to make sure that you don't lose it.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n\r\n                                                        <div class=\"giving-component\" style=\"margin-top:2.618em;\">\r\n                                                        <div class=\"field-container\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"diCartField\" id=\"cartField013477\">\r\n                                                                <label for=\"item\">Community Medical Outreach: 014071<\/label>\r\n                                                                <span class=\"fa-usd2\">\r\n                                                                    <input type=\"text\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem rf\" data-sku=\"014071\" data-item-description=\"Community Medical Outreach\"\r\n                                                                        data-allow-response=\"true\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\"\r\n                                                                        data-recurring=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0.00\" value=\"0.00\">\r\n                                                                <\/span>\r\n                                                                <button type=\"button\" data-sku=\"014071\" class=\"donationitem-add gc-add-button cart-button inline gc-main rf\">Give\r\n                                                                    Now<\/button>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                        <div class=\"donation-frequency radio-buttons small\">\r\n                                                            <label class=\"radio-container rf\">Single Gift\r\n                                                                <input class=\"single-donation\" type=\"radio\" checked=\"checked\" name=\"radio-container\" value=\"occ-single\">\r\n                                                                <span class=\"checkmark\"><\/span>\r\n                                                            <\/label>\r\n                                                            <label class=\"radio-container rf\">Monthly Gift\r\n                                                                <input class=\"monthly-donation\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-container\" value=\"occ-monthly\">\r\n                                                                <span class=\"checkmark\"><\/span>\r\n                                                            <\/label>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                    <script type='text\/javascript' defer=\"defer\" src='https:\/\/cdn.samaritanspurse.org\/usa\/js\/giving-component.prod.js?ver=1.0.0'\r\n                                                        id='giving-component-js'><\/script>\r\n                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                <\/section>\r\n                                            <\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community Medical Outreach Providing free medical, dental, and vision care in&nbsp;Jesus'&nbsp;Name Sign Up to Volunteer This ministry of Samaritan&apos;s Purse works together with local churches to provide quality healthcare to underserved communities in&nbsp;the United States. 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