The Arizona sun was high when Olga stepped into the Neighborhood Christian Clinic.
Her face was swollen. Her blood pressure, dangerously high. And the pain? It pulsed through her jaw, sharp and relentless. She hadn’t been able to eat for days.
She had nowhere else to go.
Olga was seen that very day by a volunteer doctor. He listened carefully and examined her with gentle urgency. The infection in her mouth was serious—but what alarmed him more was the spike in her blood pressure. If left untreated, she was at risk of a stroke.
He acted quickly—prescribing antibiotics for the infection and immediate treatment for her blood pressure. A follow-up dental visit was scheduled. Steps were set in motion for physical healing.
But something deeper happened, too.
As the appointment wrapped up, a nurse quietly asked if Olga would like to pray.
She said yes.
In the quiet of that exam room, the nurse bowed her head and lifted up a simple prayer—for strength, for peace, for healing.
Olga later told her daughter, “They didn’t ask me for anything. They just helped me.”
She smiled as she left the Clinic. Not because everything was fixed—but because something inside her had shifted.
She felt seen. She felt loved. She felt peace. Watch Olga’s thank-you message.
Every day, patients walk through our doors feeling afraid, alone, and overwhelmed. Some carry visible pain. Others, wounds no stethoscope can detect. But all of them are met with the same spirit of compassion.
Because at the Neighborhood Christian Clinic, we believe whole-person care includes the soul.
That’s what you make possible.
Your gift today helps someone like Olga receive life-saving care—and encounter the peace of God in the process.
