Category: Community health
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12.
Getting weary in well doing? Perhaps my own story can help you gain some perspective as you serve the Lord in healthcare mission.
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How can Jubilee help us respond to COVID-19?
We are in the midst of one of the worst global pandemics of a century. What does it have to do with healthcare and Christian mission? There are many lessons we are learning. But one clear message is that this pandemic is much more than the disease of COVID-19. While preparations, PPE, and medical care…
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“We all sat at the same table.”
When resources are scarce and medical professionals are few, one gets overwhelmed with the physical needs of patients needing care. Emotional, spiritual and community care seem like a luxury. Yet the challenge is how to make a long range impact in these communities. Here is an example from the Hopkins Medicine journal which shows…
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Community based approaches to primary health care
When I studied international and community health at Johns Hopkins in 1977, primary health care was a new emphasis. Our dean, Dr. Carl Taylor led a department full of passion about reducing illness and promoting health through primary care. But the amount of data about this approach was limited. Like many others, I found that…
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What should characterize public health done by Christians?
Public health skills are powerful tools to promote flourishing of communities; they complement medical care of individuals. Christians also want to promote human flourishing, since this demonstrates the goodness of God. What will characterize public health done by Christians? Some of the ancients were inclined to treat disease and plagues in terms of supernatural forces…
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How to prepare medical missionaries — part 2
Where do our people suggest you might go for community health and health education; leadership and management; theology of work and mission; and tropical and international medical courses? Take a look.
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Christian Social Responsibility as described in the Lausanne Covenant
I think the Lausanne statement on Christian Social Responsibility is a helpful framework for our response to the brokenhearted of the world, and I commend it to you, along with the commentary by John Stott produced below. Medical missions is an expression of our beliefs about God and man. We must not just care for…