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The Uninsured in Georgia
1,500,000 uninsured people in Georgia
500,000 in metropolitan Atlanta
68% work or are dependents of someone who works
4 times more likely to not have routine check-ups
within 2 years
2 times more likely to miss 6 or more days of
school this year
1 Letter from the
Executive Director
3 Good Samaritan in
the Community
Financials
5 2006 Financials
Partners
7 Volunteers
9 Donors
14 Honor Gifts
16 Memorial Gifts
17 International Clinic
Mission
Spreading Christ’s love through quality
healthcare to those in need.
Purpose
Believing that Jesus taught His disciples
to care for the less fortunate, the sick,
the naked, the hungry, the homeless, the
imprisoned, and the destitute, the Good
Samaritan Health Center provides health
related services to the indigent, homeless,
and the working poor. This includes those
who are Medicaid and Medicare eligible as
well as those who are recent immigrants
to our country.
Dear Friends,
letter FroM tHe eXeCutIVe DIreCtor
Joyous
Rewards
In February 2005, Lynne and I had the privilege of attending the National Prayer Breakfast in
Washington, D.C. Among the many speakers for this three-day event was Tony Campolo, Professor
Emeritus at Eastern University and founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of
Education. All of us, over the course of our lives, hear many speakers, most forgettable, few memorable,
and even fewer that are genuinely motivating. Dr. Campolo grippingly spoke on seeing the face of Christ
in those we serve and encounter, seeing His face in the routine as well as the unexpected, seeing His face
in the lovely and the ugly, the destitute and dirty, and in life’s joys as well as pain. God’s image is also
viewed in the faces of saint and sinner and the ordinary and extraordinary.
His speech made me stop and think where have I
encountered God? In the everyday distractions of
life, am I even tuned in to notice His presence?
Is His appearance subtle or obvious? Upon
pondering these thoughts, I realized that God
is here in The Good Samaritan Health Center.
His image is found in the faces of our patients,
staff, volunteers, and donors. He is here every
day, and you will see His visage in these stories,
pictures, and names. He is in the face of the
lonely, homeless mother of two who desperately
seeks care for her children and solace for her own
pain of abandonment. He is in the presence of a
volunteer who washes a wall made filthy by human
“And the Word became flesh, and
dwelt among us, and we beheld His
glory, glory as of the only begotten
from the Father, full of grace
and truth.”
~ John 1:14
waste. As well, His kindness and generosity are evident in the gifts of our donors.
Peer closely and intently at these stories, pictures, and names, for here in these images is the face of God.
Sincerely,
William C. Warren, IV, MD
President and Founder
2006 Annual Report