Jessica Winston is a MedSend-supported healthcare missionary serving as a physician assistant with Christian Health Service Corps at Mukinge Mission Hospital in Zambia. In a heartfelt video, Jessica shares how MedSend is helping healthcare missionaries and how your support has transformed her journey. By lifting the burden of student loan debt, MedSend gave her the […]
In the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, healthcare is a rare and precious resource. With only one doctor for every 20,000 people, and even fewer in the highlands, the challenges faced by medical professionals are immense. Yet, despite these overwhelming odds, dedicated healthcare missionaries like Dr. Matthew Woodley are making a profound impact on […]
Dr. Daniel Manishimwe is a MedSend National Scholar and dedicated surgical resident at Kibuye Hope Hospital in Burundi. Originally from Rwanda, Daniel is in his first year of his residency program and is making a significant impact in his community. A Doctor in Need  In both Burundi and Rwanda, the ratio of doctors to patients […]
The Rising Risks for Healthcare Missionaries The volatile political climate and security threats in many parts of the world pose significant safety risks for healthcare missionaries serving in those areas. The threat of violence, kidnapping, and terrorism can create an unsustainable and dangerous living and working environment, adding to the load of stress inherent in […]
“The results have been outstanding. The responses of gratitude we received from participants exceeded our expectations. We’ve learned lessons and are building on this experience—we plan to double the number of participants in the coming year!” – Rick Allen, MedSend CEO June 30 marked the finish line for our first official year with The Longevity […]
Financial investment in the National Scholars program means that more national doctors than ever can receive training in countries with a severe shortage of skilled physicians. Dr. Mamy Fulbert, a first-year resident in the general surgery program at Bongolo Christian Missionary Hospital in Gabon, was born and raised in Guinea, where the healthcare system is […]
Often, patients are at their most vulnerable when they find themselves in need of medical care. MedRefresh attendee Dr. Ben Roberts recently shared the journey of just such a patient who not only received essential medical care but found spiritual hope, made possible through the work of cross-cultural healthcare professionals like those supported by MedSend. […]
Dr. Armah Toko Wilson, a third-year general surgery resident from Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, says he is a living testimony to how God is working through the National Scholars program. He tells us he has incredible passion for medicine because of the life-transforming changes he and his family have experienced through being mentored and cared […]
MedSend alum Derek Webber and his family have been on the front lines of healthcare missions for over a decade. In those years of delivering compassionate, whole-person care to under-served patients in hospitals without adequate resources, Derek has had to learn how to keep his eyes focused on Jesus despite the pain he sees daily. […]
Fort Mill, SC – As part of its commitment to the emotional, spiritual, and relational health of global healthcare missionaries MedSend recently convened the first Global Member Care Forum from June 11-13 in Charlotte, NC. The forum focused on bringing together mission sending organizations that send and support global healthcare missionaries to discuss models […]
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.
