Our Mission
The Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry was founded in 2002 to share the love of Jesus by providing accessible healthcare to the medically underserved in Northwest Louisiana.
We believe that by building relationships of trust, mutual respect and Christian love and providing the necessary tools of education, screening, excellent medical care, medications and necessary medical supplies and equipment, we can empower our brothers and sisters to care for themselves.
We are funded by grants, gifts, awards and in-kind donations. We are blessed to have over 30 volunteers who provide hundreds of hours of service.
ELEVATOR SPEECH
The Pool of Siloam Medical Ministry and Free Clinic is a non-profit faith-based organization created to share the Love of Jesus through ministry to the medically underserved. We believe that by building Christ-centered relationships built on mutual trust and respect and by providing our patients with tools of education, screening, medication assistance, medical supplies, equipment, counseling and accessible excellent health and dental care, we can empower them to take better care of themselves. Our services include free adult medical care, women's health clinic, mental health counseling and lab testing. Through our diabetic program, we provide routine diabetic eye exams and limb and wound evaluation. Our Breathe Free Program provides pulmonary function screening, medications, nebulizers, oxygen, CPAP and BiPAP equipment where indicated for cardiopulmonary patients. In partnership with other ministries at the New Room, we are able to provide meals, food and clothing. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings, we join our friends from Hope for the Homeless to make rounds on the streets and in encampments to provide care and first aid.
With the exception of an Executive Director / Clinician, an Administrative Director and a counselor funded by the Methodist District, we are staffed by volunteers who provide hundreds of hours of service. We are housed by rental agreement in the New Room, an outreach mission center of Grace Community, a United Methodist congregation. We are funded by grants, gifts and in-kind donations. Your support makes it possible for us to continue to provide services for our patients.
Living by the Clock
to live each day without regret
to move to the tick of a finite clock
to live each day as if it were the last
before you stand before your God
to imagine that the person you love
might be gone tomorrow
that the moment for reconciliation
may be lost
that the friend not met
might have been your soul-mate
that the child left behind
might never be found
that the word not spoken
might have been someone’s salvation
that the life not saved
might have saved the world
that the wound not dressed
might fester and kill
that the path not taken
might have led to home
that the call not answered
might have been the voice of God
to live each day
as if it was your last
to celebrate each Sabbath in rest
like your life depended on it
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