[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   TRIBUTE TO MEDICAL GROUP MISSIONS

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                            HON. BILL BAKER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 1995
  Mr. BAKER of California. Mr. Speaker, recently a physician from my 
district, Dr. Neil Wilson of Orinda, traveled to Ecuador for 2 weeks to 
help Indians in three Andean villages. He went with a group called 
Medical Group Missions, a nondenominational association designed to 
provide assistance to needy people worldwide.
  The trip was put together by nurse Diana Bennett, with whom Dr. 
Wilson had served on the staff of Mt. Diablo Hospital.
  As related by Dorothy Bowen in an article in ``The Contra Costa 
Sun,'' Dr. Wilson in 1993 journeyed to Zimbabwe, treating AIDS 
patients, living in cement block houses and working with serious ill 
patients.
  This year he traveled to South America. In describing his trip to 
Ecuador, Dr. Wilson said:

       We represent Jesus and His teaching and also our country * 
     * *. The greatest gift was from them to us. They are 
     beautiful people who have the courage to carry on day after 
     day. It's hard to complain about my life after I get home.

  It's an honor for me to recognize Dr. Wilson, Diana Bennett and the 
team that traveled to Ecuador. The work of these outstanding 
Californians reminds each of us the value of selfless service. I am 
pleased to recognize them today in the Congressional Record.


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