Living Vine Mental Health Ministries
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Our History

​2007
Our History began with a vision for mental health care in regions unreached by mental health services. Director Hedwick Fonbeh Chia began studies at Fort Worth Seminary in the USA.

2012
-Living Vine Mental Health Clinic began services in a rented facility in the Northwest Province of Cameroon.

2013
-Clinic construction began in Bamenda, Cameroon. The plan was for a 3-story, 29' x 86' Living Vine Christian counseling building. The first of its kind in the nation.
-Dental Hygenist Mariama began training at St. Louis University for nursing degree.

2014
-Living Vine Mental Health Ministries, Inc became a 501(c)3 non-profit, filed in the State of Iowa and with the IRS.

2017:
-January: Founder Ron Presley's visit to further construction.
-April 26: Living Vine's first inpatient.
-Nurse Mariama finished B.S. in Nursing to work at Living Vine.

2021:
-Planning began on Menal Health Institute in Bamenda for the training of future mental healthcare workers.
-Fonbeh Ronald Dzelamonyuy began M.D. training as future Living Vine physician. 

2022:
-The Institute was fully accredited.
-Groundbreaking on the new institute building
-October 5th: Classes began!

2023:
-The Institute continues construction
-This is a period of great financial need for building.

To God Be The Glory!!
Americans Giving Salvation to Cameroonians
Building of a One of a Kind Mental Health Facility
Thank you for continued giving!!What a difference 10 years of sacrifice and giving make!

Gallery 

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February 2013 Living Vine Mental Health Clinic Construction Begins
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2018: First floor of Living Vine Clinic built by God's people through the Spirit, sacrificial giving from the heart that the Lost might find complete wholeness through Christ, His Person indwelling, His Power Healing.
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February 21, 2019 Handicap ramp construction gets underway.
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October, 2019 Handicap ramps and ramp roofing done.

November 2, 2019

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 Tons of Sand arrive to make cement for exterior plastering of second floor.
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​Workers apply plaster to finish exterior 2nd floor walls. 

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Remnant of palm trees cut down to prevent damage to the clinic.

Videos 



Continued Construction

September 2022: Tiling of the 2nd floor! This was the last major project of the clinic.

2022-2023: Building the Institute

Living Vine Mental Health Ministries, Inc.
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Board
    • Privacy Policy
  • Bamenda Clinic
    • Facility
    • Treatment
    • Clinic Staff
    • Recognition
    • Future Staff Training
  • Institute
  • Donate
  • Contact & FAQs
  • News & Stories
    • Inpatient Numbers Surpass Capacity
    • Videos