Join us on Saturday, November 7, at Left Field Meeting Space for a special evening of connection, encouragement, and celebration as we continue moving Faithful Forward together.
As MedSend marks 35 years of God’s faithfulness in healthcare missions, this gathering will bring together friends, partners, and supporters of the ministry for a relaxed evening designed to inspire and encourage. You’ll hear stories of impact from around the world—where healthcare professionals are serving in some of the most underserved places and lives are being transformed through both medical care and the hope of the Gospel.
Enjoy appetizers in a casual, welcoming atmosphere while connecting with others who share a passion for global missions. Whether you have partnered with MedSend for years or are just learning about the ministry, this evening is an opportunity to deepen relationships, hear what God is doing through your partnership, and look ahead with vision and hope for the future.
We look forward to welcoming you for an evening of meaningful fellowship and shared mission as we celebrate all God has done—and continues to do—through MedSend.
Dr. Cummings is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her OBGYN residency at Pennsylvania Hospital, followed by additional training in fistula surgery. She has worked with her husband (also a MedSend recipient) in Angola since 2012, focusing on clinical care, capacity building for rural health providers, and gynecologic/fistula surgery.
Primarily serving at Kalukembe Mission Hospital, they have been developing a Maternal Health Program that includes community health outreach, a fistula program, palliative care, and the administration of a Maternal Waiting Home.
The family recently relocated to Pittsburgh and continues to partner in the work in Angola. They have three children who are excited about school and team sports.
Chris Pfeiffer is the Vice President of Development at MedSend, where he helps connect individuals and organizations with the ministry's mission of equipping healthcare professionals to share the love of Christ through healthcare missions. A Pittsburgh resident, Chris joined MedSend two years ago and is passionate about building relationships throughout the region and increasing awareness of MedSend's impact. He looks forward to sharing how God is using MedSend to bring hope, healing, and the Gospel to underserved communities around the world.
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.
