In 2012, Word & Deed began communicating with a grassroots committee in Ontario that was supporting the Sociedad Lucas with the construction of the Luke Society Hospital. Word & Deed became involved in the facilitation of this project and the construction of the hospital was completed in 2015. Today, Word & Deed continues to support the hospital by providing for a portion of their operating costs. The hospital provides medical consultations, a pharmacy, lab services, x-ray services, and daytime emergency services. This hospital began with the vision of Dr. Silvia Martinez (Director of the Sociedad Lucas) to build a hospital for a community of people who couldn’t afford medical services. This target group includes many Haitians who have left their country to pursue a better life in the D.R., only to find that their life of poverty more or less followed them to the other side of the island. The purpose of the hospital is to provide holistic care which focuses on spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. It serves an area of over 100,000 people in five communities. There are several social classes that can be served in this area, so our partner sees a wonderful opportunity to become self-sufficient in time. Patients and their families continue to respond to the good news of the Gospel. Some have come to the Lord and are attending church regularly, for which we praise the Lord!