There are places in the world where the gospel cannot be preached openly, where no missionary visas will ever be granted, and where millions live without even basic medical care. Yet in these same places, God is at work—reaching the unreached through healthcare. More than 3.1 billion people remain unreached by the gospel. At the […]
Pictured above: Charlie and Frauke Schaefer (Alongside), Jim Ritchie (Alongside), Rick Allen (MedSend CEO) A Vision to Care for Those Who Care for Others When MedSend launched The Longevity Project, it answered a question few others were asking about sustaining healthcare missionaries: How do we not only help send healthcare missionaries, but help them stay healthy—spiritually, […]
Guest Post By MedSend-supported psychologist Dr. Eveylen Badillo Cordero On January 11, 2025, I had the opportunity to lead a group of 33 volunteers from Catacumba Church in Aguadilla, PR, along with three community leaders, and conducted an evangelistic feeding outreach in La Vía, an impoverished area in their town. La Vía is a hillside community […]
Caring for the Caregivers: Why The Longevity Project Matters Healthcare missionaries often serve in some of the most physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding environments on earth. For many, the burden of sacrifice is constant—long hours, limited resources, isolation, trauma, and spiritual fatigue can take their toll over time. We believe that the ones delivering compassionate, […]
A Story of Redemption and Hope Psychiatry PA Joshua Cobb didn’t expect one of his earliest therapy cases in London to be a battle between life and death. As he began treatment for a young woman overwhelmed by depression and past suicide attempts, he relied on two things: God’s faithfulness and the prayers of MedSend […]
When Dr. Atnafu Alemayehu left Ethiopia with his new bride to begin family medicine residency training in Kenya, he carried more than medical textbooks and ambition; he carried a calling. “As a Christ-minded physician, my passion is to reach the unreached,” he says. Now in his second year of training at Tenwek Mission Hospital through […]
Providing Compassionate Care to South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia Dr. Tim Love, a MedSend Grant Recipient and participant in The Longevity Project, has spent years serving South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia. His work sheds light on the immense challenges faced by these vulnerable communities and highlights the critical need for compassionate medical care and spiritual […]
Happy Easter! I love everything about this season—except the candy-filled, plastic, and stuffed distractions that often accompany it. Without Easter, the Christian faith would not exist. It is the heart of our belief—the blessing and the redemption story. My pastor in Connecticut used to ask every Easter, “How do we know that Jesus rose from the tomb?” His answer? […]
A Calling to Heal and Serve For Dr. Faith Lelei, medicine has always been more than just treating physical ailments—it’s a tool for evangelism and a way to share God’s love. “We are passionate about using healthcare as a tool for evangelism and reaching out to many, not only in Kenya but even beyond,” she […]
Transforming Lives in Malawi Through Medicine and Faith As a young woman, MedSend-supported doctor Catherine Hodge came across the quote “Pity weeps and walks away but compassion sits and stays to suffer,” and the trajectory of her life changed. “I felt the tugging of the Lord say ‘I don’t just want you to care about […]
Our predecessors faithfully built institutions that have served for generations. Our challenge is different. We have inherited those institutions into a world they could scarcely have imagined. Population growth, urbanization, changing disease patterns, financial pressures, conflict, climate shocks, and technological change are reshaping healthcare across low- and middle-income countries.
Drawing on new data about the Christian health ecosystem, strategic consultations with global and African Christian health leaders, and field experience across Africa and Asia, this session explores what it will take for Christian health ministries to flourish by 2040.
Together we’ll imagine what it will take for Christian health ministries to flourish by 2040, strengthening resilient institutions, cultivating exceptional local leadership, and mobilizing a broader range of Christian expertise from medicine and nursing to governance, education, engineering, finance, data science, and technology.
How can Christian health ministries become indispensable partners in building resilient health systems that reflect the compassion and hope of Christ? The legacy of the next generation of medical missions will be measured not only by the number of missionaries sent, but by the resilience, flourishing, and Christ-centered witness of systems they strengthen.
