The Urgency of Malaria Treatment: Saving Lives, One Clinic At A Time

The Urgency of Malaria Treatment: Saving Lives, One Clinic At A Time

In the global fight against disease, few adversaries loom as large as malaria. This insidious parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes, claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. 

However, amidst the grim statistics and the often-overlooked suffering, there lies a beacon of hope: the power of donation.

Malaria, though preventable and treatable, continues to ravage communities worldwide, particularly in regions with limited access to healthcare resources. The burden falls disproportionately on vulnerable populations – children under five and pregnant women are especially at risk. The disease not only exacts a heavy toll in terms of lives lost but also inflicts economic hardship on families and impedes societal development.

How Is Malaria Spread?

Malaria is primarily spread through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The parasite is picked up by mosquitoes feeding on an infected person. These parasites grow and mature in the mosquito before being transmitted to another person through feeding. 

Malaria tends to be found in warm and tropical climates: 

“Where malaria is found depends mainly on climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall. Malaria is transmitted in tropical and subtropical areas, where

Temperature is particularly critical. For example, at temperatures below 20°C (68°F), Plasmodium falciparum (which causes severe malaria) cannot complete its growth cycle in the Anophelesmosquito, and thus cannot be transmitted.” – CDC, Where Malaria Occurs

This is why it is so common in many of the areas where Mission Partners For Christ serves in Africa. The climate is a perfect breeding ground for these parasites.

What Are The Symptoms?

Malaria can manifest in a variety of ways, including joint pain, fever, and rapid heart beat.

As malaria gets worse, it can cause anemia and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes).

The most severe form of malaria, which may progress to a coma, is known as cerebral malaria. This type represents about 15% of deaths in children and nearly 20% of adult deaths. –

Cleveland Clinic

How Common Is Malaria?

“Nearly every minute, a child under five dies of malaria. Many of these deaths are preventable and treatable. In 2022, there were 249 million malaria cases globally that led to 608,000 deaths in total. Of these deaths, 76 per cent were children under 5 years of age. This translates into a daily toll of over one thousand children under age 5.” – UNICEF Report

The WHO African Region continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2022 the Region was home to about 94% of all malaria cases and 95% of deaths. Children under 5 years of age accounted for about 78% of all malaria deaths in the Region.

Four African countries accounted for just over half of all malaria deaths worldwide: Nigeria (26.8%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.3%), Uganda (5.1%) and Mozambique (4.2%).” – WHO Report

Needless to say, malaria is a terrible disease that has impacted far too many people, particularly children.

The numbers become even more bleak when we consider that malaria also puts the infected individual at risk of developing other illnesses as well:

“As an example, he notes that contracting malaria makes you more likely to get salmonella disease – the most common bloodstream infection in Africa with a case fatality of up to 20-25%. Malaria also seems to make people susceptible to bacterial infections more broadly, with a Lancet study out of Eastern Kenya in 2011 demonstrating that over half of bacteremia cases were attributable to malaria.” – NPR, The malaria vaccine that just rolled out has a surprise benefit for kids

How Can I Help In The Fight Against Malaria?

Mission Partners For Christ always comes equipped with medication to hand out to malaria victims at each of our free medical clinics in Africa, but it does come with a cost. On each medical mission trip, we spend $1671 on malaria medication alone. This is where you come in.

Here are several compelling reasons on how Mission Partners For Christ donors help:

  • Saving Lives: Every donation contributes to the provision of vital medications that can prevent and treat malaria. With adequate funding, healthcare organizations can expand access to these life-saving resources, reaching more individuals in need and reducing mortality rates.
  • Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Malaria perpetuates a vicious cycle of poverty, as families grappling with the disease face increased healthcare expenses. By providing the funds needed for malaria medication, donors can help break this cycle, empowering communities to thrive economically and improving overall well-being.
  • Global Solidarity: Malaria knows no borders, and its eradication demands a concerted global effort. Donating to malaria treatment demonstrates solidarity with individuals and communities affected by the disease, reinforcing the importance of international cooperation in addressing health challenges.
  • Ethical Imperative: As members of a global community, we have a moral obligation to alleviate suffering and promote health equity. Donating to malaria treatment reflects a commitment to loving our neighbors as ourselves, following the example of Jesus.

Donating to malaria treatment is not merely an act of charity – it is an investment in a healthier, more equitable world. It is also a practical way to share the love of Jesus with others. By showing them that complete strangers loved them enough to care for their health and well-being, we are also communicating to them about the love of the God who created them. 

Together, we have the power to turn the tide against the deadly disease of malaria and create a brighter future for generations to come.



Will you help us fight malaria?

Every donation counts. Whether its $1 or $100, your generosity will make a very real difference to the child who needs medication to treat her malaria

5 Important Women in Missions

5 Important Women in Missions

We owe a debt of gratitude to all those people who came before us in the Missions field. Their hard work has helped to set the stage that allows Mission Partners For Christ to do the work that we do. They helped to establish best practices and showed us how to properly forge healthy relationships in the communities where we do our work. Let’s take a few minutes to learn about a few of the women who came before us.

Mary Slessor, Nigeria

Mary Slessor, Public Domain, Wikipedia

Mary Mitchell Slessor was born in 1848 in Aberdeen, Scotland, and grew up in the slums of Dundee. Mary was the daughter of a shoemaker. Her mother was deeply religious and made sure that Mary attended church each Sunday. Mary finished her schooling at the age of 14 when she went to work full-time at the jute mills to help support her family.

When Mary was 28, she decided to pursue her growing interest in missions. She applied to the United Presbyterian’s Foreign Mission Board in 1876 to work with them as a missionary. After a short training period in Edinburgh, Mary boarded a ship with her cousin, Robert Mitchell Beedie – who served as a missionary in Buchan – and arrived in Calabar, Nigeria in September of 1876.

Mary took the time to become fully immersed in the culture and language of her new home, which created trust and lasting relationships with the people of Calabar. She became fluent in Efik, the language of the local people. Unlike other missionaries in her time, Mary chose to live among the people to whom she ministered.

She was instrumental in ending smallpox in the region when she began a vaccination campaign amongst the local people groups in the early 1900s. She is also credited with ending the infanticide of twins, whom the Calabar people believed to be cursed and would often abandon to starve to death or to be eaten by wild animals. Mary partnered with a local mission to save as many of those babies as possible and ultimately chose to adopt many of them herself.

After multiple bouts of Malaria, Mary developed a severe fever in January 1915 and passed away. She was honored with a state funeral. Mary is remembered today in Nigeria as the “mother of all the peoples.”

Sources:
Undiscovered Scotland
Wikipedia

Wendy Grey Rogerson, Borneo

Born Rhoda Grey in Newcastle to Reverend Maurice Grey and his wife Elsie, she would grow up attending church with her family and become known as Wendy.

As a young girl growing up in a small town in England, Wendy was constantly reading books filled with tales of missionary adventures. Women like Mary Slessor and Gladys Aylward were her role models for what a young woman could accomplish. Rogerson would eventually train as a nurse, never fully suspecting that she would follow in the footsteps of the women she had admired in her childhood.

In 1948, Wendy trained as a nurse and began a career as a midwife in the Newcastle suburb known as Jesmond.

A combination of events, such as a news article she happened to read and a talk she attended, affirmed her call to the missions field. Wendy’s path was set upon learning about Borneo’s dire need for medical missionaries. She knew that Jesus was calling her to love and care for the people of Borneo. Wendy stepped foot on that island in 1959. She served as a teacher and a nurse with a mission already established in the region. Wendy was the only trained medical practitioner for hundreds of miles, and her days quickly filled with patients desperate for medical treatment.

Three years after her arrival in Borneo, Wendy took a furlough and returned to England. It was then that she met Colin Rogerson, whom she would marry. Wendy remained in England to raise her family, yet she never forgot Borneo. She returned twice in later years: once in 1985 and once in 2003.

In 2018, she published a book detailing her experiences. The book is called “The Midwife of Borneo.”

Wendy passed away in 2019 at the age of 91.

Sources:
Express
The Guardian Obituary
Christianity Today

Gladys Aylward, China

Gladys Aylward. The original uploader was Ibekolu at Chinese Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Glady Aylward was born in London, England to working-class parents, Thomas John Aylward and Rosina Florence. Gladys tried hard in school but found the work challenging. She left school to start working at age 14, eventually landing in a role as a housemaid. Four years later, through the influence of her local friends, Gladys became an Evangelical Christian.

In her late 20s, Gladys chanced upon a newspaper article that discussed the spiritual state of China. Hearing that millions of Chinese people had never heard the gospel, Gladys felt a calling to go to China as a missionary.

Gladys began training for missionary work at the China Inland Mission in London. She lasted three months before being informed by the mission’s leadership that they would not be recommending her for service due to her struggles with learning the language. Undeterred, Gladys decided that she would find her own way to China.

Having heard about an older woman, Jeannie Lawson– who served as a missionary in China and who needed a young person to assist her in her work– Gladys spent her life savings on travel fare to get to China. One October day in the early 1930s, Gladys bid her life in England farewell and began what would be a long and difficult journey to Yangcheng, China.

Gladys’s travels took her from her Liverpool station to Japan, narrowly avoiding forced labor in Russia along the way. She finally reached her destination after traveling by foot, bus, and mule and met the woman with whom she would be working. Together, they set to work to create what would be called “The Inn of the Eight Happinesses,” the name references the eight virtues: Love, Virtue, Gentleness, Tolerance, Loyalty, Truth, Beauty, and Devotion.

The Inn became a central point of their ministry. They would offer safe space to travelers and share stories with them about Jesus. A year after Gladys arrived in China, Jeannie Lawson fell and was fatally injured, leaving Gladys to run the ministry herself.

In time, Gladys began working with the government as a foot inspector. The Chinese government had passed a new law forbidding the binding of feet, a common practice in which young girls would have their feet bound to keep them small, believing that large feet were unattractive. In an era where many foot inspectors were faced with violence, Gladys’s efforts to end this cruel practice were met with success.

During her time in China, she adopted five children as her own and became the unofficial mother to hundreds more.

She eventually left China for Great Britain in 1949 when the Communist army was actively seeking out missionaries. But her heart never left China. She attempted to return after her mother’s death, but the Chinese government rejected her visa application. Instead of returning to China, Gladys moved to Taiwan in 1958 and opened the Gladys Aylward Orphanage.

She remained there until her death in 1970.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia.com

Dr. Ida Scudder, India

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons

It would seem that Dr. Scudder’s life path was forged for her generations before she was even born. Her grandfather, Rev. Dr. John Scudder Sr., and father, Dr. John Scudder, both served as medical missionaries. Coming from a long line of missionaries instilled Ida with a strong sense of what it means to foster a servant’s heart. She frequently witnessed illness and poverty throughout her young life.

Education was an important thing in Ida’s family. She attended seminary in Massachusetts, returning to India upon graduation to assist her father with his work. In 1894, she received a call into medical missions when three different pregnant women knocked on her door one night seeking medical assistance. Each of these women died in childbirth as they had no access to the kind of medical intervention they needed. Due to their beliefs, none of these women could be treated by men, and Ida did not have the training to help them (nor were female OB-GYNs accessible to women in that region). She had previously been adamant that she would not become a medical missionary. Still, having witnessed these terrible tragedies, she could not deny that she was called and needed to go to medical school.

Ida Scudder applied to Cornell Medical School and graduated at the top of her class – the first, of which, that accepted women. Before her return to India, a Manhattan banker known only as “Mr. Schell” decided to sponsor Ida’s ministry with a $10,000 grant in his wife’s name. Mr. Schell also ensured that Ida had all the medical instruments needed for her work in India.

Ida returned to India on January 1, 1900, and set to work immediately. Her father gave her a room for her small practice, but her needs quickly outgrew the space. By 1906, she was working with as many as 40,000 patients annually. In 1909, she opened the Mary Taber Shell Hospital.

In 1918, this doctor, who once could not envision herself working in the medical field, decided to open a medical school to train women as doctors and nurses. Expecting little interest, Ida was delightfully surprised to receive 151 applicants in her first year. She had to turn most of these applicants away, not having the resources to train so many people.

In 1928, she opened The Vellore Christian Medical Center, a larger hospital than her first. As of 2003, Vellore Christian Medical Center was the largest Christian hospital in the world.

Dr. Ida Scudder passed away in May of 1960 in her bungalow in Kodaikanal, India.

Sources:
Wikipedia
Boston University, School of Theology
The Scudder Association Foundation

Amy Carmichael, India

Amy Carmichael, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Amy Beatrice Carmichael, the daughter of a well-to-do flour mill owner, was born in Millisle, County Down, Ireland in 1867. She lived in an English boarding school during part of her childhood. The first few years of her life were spent in comfort, but that changed when Amy was still a young girl. Her father’s flour mill began to lose money and had to be shut down. Amy would have to leave school to help support and care for her large family.

When Amy was 16, she moved with her family to Belfast. There, Amy first felt a stirring in her soul to work with those living in poverty. She befriended a group of people known as the “shawlies”; they were so poor that they could not afford hats to protect themselves from the cold, so they covered their heads with shawls instead. Through her efforts in building relationships within the shawlie community and advocating on their behalf, she was able to build a church for them.

In 1887, Amy heard Hudson Taylor, founder of the Chinese Inland Mission, speak on missions in Asia. Then, Amy first heard her call to go overseas and preach the gospel. She applied for training and lived in London for a brief time to prepare for life as a missionary. Her health, however, prevented her from working with the Chinese Inland Mission.

She later pursued work with the Christian Missionary Society. Initially serving in Japan, Amy returned home due to poor health. However, Amy was convinced that God had called her to the mission field. She wasn’t deterred from her goals. She took the time she needed to rest and returned to work. Amy first went to Sri Lanka and finally received an assignment to the place she would call home for the next 55 years: India.

Commissioned by the Church of England’s Zenana Missionary Society, Amy found that her focus was primarily needed in ministering to women and young girls. A significant problem in India, at that time, was temple prostitution. Girls were often sold to Hindu temples by families who didn’t want daughters or needed the money; these girls were often forced into sex work to earn money for the temple priests.

In order to rescue and care for these young girls, Amy founded an orphanage in Dohnavur, where she became known as “amma” (Tamil for “mother”) and cared for hundreds of girls throughout her time in India.

In 1931, Amy suffered a nasty fall that left her bedridden, but she could not give up her work. When she couldn’t physically serve, she wrote. In her lifetime, Amy wrote close to 40 books to let the world know what God was doing through missions.

Amy Carmichael died in 1951 at the age of 83. Her body rests in Dohnavur, where she spent most of her life. Following her wishes, there is no tombstone above her grave. Instead, a birdbath has been installed and engraved with just one word: Amma.

Sources:
Christianity Today
Wikipedia
Boston University, School of Theology

Did you learn anything new about the foremothers of missions? Let us know in the comments!

Dentistry Is A Ministry To The Underserved People Of Africa

Dentistry Is A Ministry To The Underserved People Of Africa

When you hear the term, “medical missions,” chances are that you immediately think of a mission trip that includes medical professionals like doctors, nurses, and maybe even optometrists. But were you aware that we also regularly have dentists join us in the mission field?

Here in the west, most of us have access to some amount of oral health maintenance; even if we’re not able to see a dentist regularly for some reason, most of us still have access to the tools needed to promote oral health like toothbrushes, toothpastes, floss, and mouthwash.

Many of the patients we see on our medical mission trips do not even have these tools at their disposal.

Our Patients In The Mission Field

 Most people we treat in our free medical clinics have never met a dentist or had any kind of oral exam or treatment. As you can imagine, this often leads to serious issues with infection or impacted teeth and tooth decay. Without proper tools to treat their dental problems, many people are left to try to extract rotten teeth by using the tools that they have at their disposal, such as rocks or sticks.

Needless to say, this is not an ideal situation for anyone to find themselves in.

Patients Being Treated At  Mission Partners For Christ Dental Clinics

How Dentists Can Bring Healing and Hope to Thousands in The Mission Field

Our dentists are a crucial part of our medical mission teams. Since many of our patients have never sat through a dental exam before, this is the first time many are also learning the basics of how to properly care for their oral health.

While our dentists are not set up for complicated surgeries, they do perform extractions when needed. This sets our patients up for success in proper healing; every tool used is specifically created for that procedure and is properly sterilized, protecting our patients from severe illness.

Our dentists also will treat abscesses and will do some cleaning. 

They will also provide much needed education about how to maintain oral hygiene and will give out toothbrushes and toothpaste to those who need them.

How You Can Help Make Dental Care Accessible for Underserved Communities

If you are a dentist, the most important thing you can do to make a difference is: join a medical mission trip!

Your generous gift of your time and expertise will be greatly appreciated by all our patients, and will make a lasting impact on the lives of the thousands of people we see on each trip. God will also use your dental skills to open doors to sharing the gospel with unreached souls.

If you are not a dentist, share this blog post. You never know if there may be a dentist in your network who has felt a call into missions but didn’t know how to get started!

You can also donate to Mission Partners For Christ to ensure that we can provide the tools necessary to continue offering dental care during our free clinics in underserved villages.

Are you a dentist who has served in missions? Whether you served with Mission Partners For Christ or another organization, share your experiences and encouragement for others in the comments!

Why We Love Doctors

Why We Love Doctors

Mission Partners For Christ literally could not exist without the support and commitment from our medical professionals who give their time and energy to go with us into underserved African communities. 

This month, we will be celebrating Doctor’s Day, which is a day to acknowledge and celebrate all that our doctors do. In light of the Covid-19 Pandemic these past few years, it has never been more clear why doctors are such a valuable part of our society and why everyone should have access to medical care.

Why Doctors Are Needed

The ratio of doctors to patients in developing countries is very low. Most people in rural areas have never met a doctor, and mny of the people we meet in our free medical clinics have never seen a medical professional and are left to manage their often crippling health concerns alone. 

While many might think that a week of serving isn’t enough time to make a real difference, it can quite literally be the thing that saves someone’s life.

“You can get there [the hospital] and meet about 50 people waiting to be attended to,” Hassan says. “They said all of their nurses and doctors have been leaving for abroad. Just a few are left.”

In Nigeria, there is one doctor for every 5,000 patients, whereas the average in developed countries is one doctor for about every 254 people.” The Guardian

The total stock of health workers was approximately 3.6 million across 47 countries. Among these, 37% of the health workers were nurses and midwives, 9% were medical doctors, 10% were laboratory personnel, 14% were community health workers, 14% were other health workers, and 12% were administrative and support staff. Results show uneven distribution of health workers within the African Region. Most health workers (85%) are in the public sector. Regional density of physicians, nurses and midwives per 1000 population was 1.55, only 4 countries had densities of more than 4.45 physicians, nurses and midwives per 1000 population.”

Seye Abimbola, Editor The health workforce status in the WHO African Region: findings of a cross-sectional study

This is the need that Mission Partners For Christ fills. While many might think that a week of serving isn’t enough time to make a real difference, it can quite literally be the thing that saves someone’s life.

Many of the patients we treat are suffering from conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure and don’t know how to manage their health because they’ve never had a medical professional teach them what is happening to their bodies and how they can care for themselves so they can live long and happy lives.

One woman who came to see us in 2023 had a blood pressure of 225/120, which put her at high risk of heart attack, stroke, and a number of other life-threatening conditions. She needed immediate treatment and education about how to properly care for her body’s needs and maintain a healthy blood pressure. 

Many others come to us with parasites, stomach issues, and injuries that require treatment to prevent infection. 

Due to the scarcity of qualified medical professionals all across the African continent, you can imagine how the word might spread like wildfire when we arrive and set up our clinics. Every single day, we are seeing thousands of patients, some of whom had been waiting their whole lives to see a doctor.

When you sign up to join us on a medical mission trip, you will get to use your medical skills and expertise to serve God and minister to the underserved and unreached populations of the villages where we’ve been called.

What Kind Of Doctors Do We Need?

We need doctors of all kinds to assist us in our work!

We primarily seek: Family practitioners, general medicine, mental health, internists, dermatologist, pediatrician, cardiologist, gynecologist, geriatrician, emergency medicine, ophthalmologist, infectious disease, allergist, pulmonologist.



While we don’t do surgery at our free medical clinics, we also welcome surgeons who can help us treat patients. 

Here is what to expect:

When you sign up to join us on a medical mission trip, you will get to use your medical skills and expertise to serve God and minister to the underserved and unreached populations of the villages where we’ve been called.

Patients will first be seen by a non-medical volunteer who will document their health concerns and will triage which patients need to be seen by whom.

Once your first patient has been sent to see you, your role will then be to provide general medical care, which includes assessment, treatment and health education. 

Many of our doctors will find openings to ask their patients if they would like to be prayed for, and there is an opportunity for our patients to see someone who can share with them about Jesus and lead them in prayer.

There is never any pressure on our patients in any of this, but we always lovingly extend the invitation to those who may appreciate learning more about the God who sent our team to their village. 

Celebrating Our Missionary Doctors!

We love doctors – and we want to highlight just a few of the doctors who have joined us in the mission field over the years. Space won’t permit us to show you all of the amazing doctors who have volunteered their time and resources to minister to underserved and unreached African communities, but we feel so blessed to be able to work with all  of the amazing men and women God has called into this amazing ministry with us. 

Are You Ready To Join A Medical Mission Trip?

If you are a doctor who has been wondering if there is a way to use your skills to serve Jesus and minister to others, here is your chance!

We have multiple trips open for applicants right now! You can learn more about these opportunities on our volunteer page.

If you are interested in learning more, but not quite ready to commit yet, we invite you to sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about future opportunities or email us directly with any questions!

How To Choose The Right Medical Mission Organization For You

How To Choose The Right Medical Mission Organization For You

Embarking on a medical mission can be a deeply fulfilling experience, allowing healthcare professionals and volunteers to make a significant impact on underserved communities. However, choosing the right medical mission is crucial to ensure that your skills, values, and goals align with the needs of the communities you intend to serve. 

In this blog post, we will discuss the various ways that you can tell if a medical missions organization is a perfect fit for you.

Self-Assessment

Before you start searching for medical missions, take some time for introspection. Ask yourself the following questions:

  • What are my medical skills and qualifications?
  • How much time do I have to offer for a mission trip?
  • What languages do I speak, and can I communicate effectively with the local population?
  • What are my personal values and beliefs when it comes to healthcare and community service?

Working through this lis of questions can be helpful as you research each short-term medical mission organization. As you learn more about your own needs and what you have to offer, you will begin to see which missions organization could be the best fit for you. 

Research and Align with Your Values

Different medical missions may have varying philosophies, goals, and approaches. Research organizations and missions carefully to ensure that their values align with your own.  

Some missions organizations may downplay the importance of long-term growth under local leadership in favor of the immediate fix of “saving” a certain community. Some mission groups do not consider the culture in which they are serving, which can do more harm than good.

If you do not take the time to carefully consider where your values actually lie, you may find yourself serving on a team that you regret volunteering with.

Look for missions that prioritize sustainability, culturally sensitive practices, and long-term impact. Remember, a shared mission and vision will make your experience more meaningful.

Seek Transparency and Accountability

Choose an organization that is transparent about its operations, finances, and impact. 

Look for those that can provide evidence of their work and their commitment to accountability. Reputable organizations will have clear guidelines for volunteers and an established track record of success.

Mission Partners For Christ’s finances can be found on our GuideStar profile. You can also find volunteer testimony and mission trip updates sprinkled throughout our blog.

Hear from Rosemary

Hear from Dr. Kim

Hear Updates From Togo

Hear Updates From Burundi

Network and Seek Recommendations

Reach out to fellow healthcare professionals and volunteers who have participated in medical missions. They can offer valuable insights and recommendations based on their experiences. Join online forums or social media groups dedicated to medical missions to connect with like-minded individuals.

If you would like to speak with a medical professional who has volunteered with Mission Partners For Christ in the past, be sure to use the Contact Us form, and someone will contact you.

Training and Preparation

Once you’ve chosen a medical mission, invest time in preparing yourself. Attend any required training sessions, brush up on local customs and medical practices, and ensure you are up-to-date with vaccinations and travel requirements.

For medical mission team training, Mission Partners For Christ holds 2-3 Zoom training events, which all volunteers are required to attend. There, we will discuss any important information that you will need to know to join us in the field. We will often also read Scripture as a group and pray together – these events are foundational in building a sense of togetherness for all the members of our teams. 

Choosing the right medical mission is a critical step in ensuring a fulfilling and impactful experience. By conducting thorough research, aligning with your values, understanding community needs, and seeking transparency, you can select a mission that not only benefits the underserved but also enriches your own life. 

Remember, a well-informed and compassionate choice will lead to a more meaningful and effective medical mission.

Curious to learn more about our medical mission trips? Hop on over to our volunteer page and learn more!

What Is It Like To Be A Doctor On A Medical Mission Trip?

What Is It Like To Be A Doctor On A Medical Mission Trip?

Are you a medical professional who has been curious about what it’s like to serve with Mission Partners For Christ in the mission field? Today, Dr. Kimberly Hagerman wants to share her story. She has given us permission to share this here on the blog and she’s offered to speak to anyone who may want to learn more. Message us via the contact form if you would like to reach out. 

If you are a healthcare provider considering going on a short term mission trip, 2024 is the time to go.
Mission Partners For  Christ is the easiest way to serve. Sheri sets up the clinics with help from  local leaders. She does all the leg work. Providers just need to use their skills to provide basic medical care, share the love of God and show your love of others. 
After my first trip , I felt inadequate. I wondered how vitamins, Tylenol and a brief interaction could improve anything for the local people. Satan placed a lot a doubts in my mind.
 

But God wins!

   
We have kept in contact with the pastor who was the local contact. I have heard multiple stories of lives changed. A church has been established in one of the small villages. Many have come to know  Christ. We are making a difference. 

I feel the need to continue to serve on short term mission trips. I am a primary care physician. I can provide healthcare, education and love to the local people and so can you. I don’t have any special training in tropical medicine and I only speak English, but God is using me.

Why Should Doctors Commit To Serving?

 

You only need your stethoscope and the knowledge you use everyday. You will have a translator to assist you with every patient. You don’t need to learn about new diseases or medications. Local physicians travel with us to provide assistance with any challenges. 

   
You can provide education about basic hygiene, nutrition and sanitation that will change lives forever. 

 

While you are providing for healthcare needs, you have the opportunity to share the Gospel to many who have never had the opportunity to hear about Jesus.

 

The villages are changed forever.
Local pastors and leaders follow up with the new believers to help them grow in faith. Clean water saves lives.

 

Are You Ready To Take A Leap Of Faith?

 

Sign up now to join us in Zimbabwe July 12-21, 2024. Our spaces for non-medical personnel have been filled.

Our greatest need right now is for nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and doctors. 

Will you help change a life this summer?