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Rev. John Lunn
Mission: Palliative Care in India
Current newsletter posted 5/15/12 Newsletter Archive
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Rev.
John Lunn is in Liberia at present, working on a Cancer
Initiative which will help with diagnosis and treatment of cancer in
Liberia. In June, John will be in Malaysia doing classes and workshops
on end of life issues. In July, John's Home Assignment begins and he
will be visiting as many of his sponsoring churches as he can. He will
be at Calvary Lutheran in Solana Beach CA on July 8th, First Lutheran
in Colorado Springs CO on July 15th, Salem Lutheran in Deerwood MN on
July 22nd, and a missionary conference in Chicago on July 29th. In
August, John will be at Hope Lutheran in Walker MN on the 5th, Zion
Lutheran in Milaca MN on the 12th, and Holy Spirit Lutheran in
Turbotville PA on the 19th. John's mission has been working with the Palliative Care Unit at Christian Medical College, which he helped develop. His focus was palliative education and further development of the spiritual care aspects of that. Palliative Care addresses the physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs of a person in the final stages of their life. He was also chaplain to the Palliative Care Team. You can read more about this ministry in John's monthly newsletters beginning with September, 2008. See more photos of Vellore and other parts of India. See some photos of the August 16, 2009 Church Retreat where John's birthday was celebrated. And a few photos from his Australian vacation. Rev. Lunn has spent two to three months each year in Liberia working with Phebe Hospital and Curran Hospital - the Lutheran Mission Hospitals in Liberia. He spent two years as administrator of Phebe Hospital - 2006-2008. He has been able to concentrate on creating new programs for the two hospitals rather than having to worry about the day to day running of Phebe. The dental clinic is an example of a new program John has gotten started this year. John's additional experience as a registered nurse has been very useful in this ministry. John and Edna from Curran Hospital began a Ph.D program in Nursing Education in Monrovia and the first class will graduate in August 2012. Read more about Curran Hospital and the Ph.D program. Read more about John's time at Phebe in his monthly newsletters from February 2007-August 2008. Learn more about Phebe Hospital and about Liberia or see photos of Liberia. |
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Before going to Phebe Hospital in Liberia, John spent four years at Christian Medical Center in Vellore India helping them develop a Palliative Care Unit. He worked with Dr. Reena George to put together a team of doctors and nurses and a social worker to see outpatients and make home visits to dying patients. Palliative care - also known as hospice care - has been John's special interest for many years. It combines his training as a nurse with his calling as a pastor. |
