{"id":2205,"date":"2007-04-08T11:46:08","date_gmt":"2007-04-08T11:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/04\/it-is-christ-who-live-in-me-1.html"},"modified":"2007-04-08T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2007-04-08T11:46:08","slug":"it-is-christ-who-live-in-me-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/04\/it-is-christ-who-live-in-me-1.html","title":{"rendered":"It is Christ who live in me.."},"content":{"rendered":"

…living in all those who serve in his name. A local story about a relatively new free medical clinic in Garrett, about 20 miles north of Fort Wayne:<\/a><\/p>\n

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The waiting room to St. Martin\u2019s Clinic was crowded Monday morning, but Francine Winters didn\u2019t mind the wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis place has been a godsend,\u201d Winters said, looking around the room with its alternating rows of bright blue and red vinyl chairs.<\/p>\n

Winters has been coming to St. Martin\u2019s, which serves uninsured DeKalb County residents, since her husband had a quadruple bypass and then lost his job and his insurance. Neither one could afford medications, she said.<\/p>\n

Her sister likely owes her life to the clinic, where she came with a pain in her side and was diagnosed with an appendix on the verge of bursting, Winters said. She probably wouldn\u2019t have gone to the doctor otherwise.<\/p>\n

The clinic was formed as a service project of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Garrett, which also runs a soup kitchen and clothing ministry. St. Martin\u2019s doesn\u2019t follow income guidelines, but patients are required to show proof that they live in DeKalb County.<\/p>\n

Its services have proven so popular less than two years after opening its doors that the clinic is now applying to become its own non-profit organization, director Tammy Stafford said.<\/p>\n

Stafford, a nurse, is the clinic\u2019s only paid employee. The clinic is staffed by volunteers \u2013 usually eight to 10 per shift, she said.<\/p>\n

Becoming a non-profit might help St. Martin\u2019s secure more money, but the move won\u2019t take it away from its Catholic roots, Stafford said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the goal for us and the bishop, to make sure the clinic is around 25 or 30 years from now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The clinic adds dental care this year.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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