Tag: mental map of healthcare mission
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Lessons after eight years as medical missionaries in Africa
Here is an email from an American doctor couple who have been serving in Africa for the past eight years. They gave me permission to share their insights after a retreat designed specifically for medical missionaries. They are learning priceless lessons in the crucible of ministry. The Lord uses the blessings and challenges of healthcare…
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Health and the Bible
The Seoul statement from the Fourth Lausanne Congress identifies gaps in fulfilling God’s missionary purpose. One of those gaps, ironically, is the Bible itself. It’s not just that many modern people ignore or even scorn the Bible; the challenge is that Bible-believing Christians themselves often do not read and obey it! How can the Bible…
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Pathology, pills and programs alone?
Seoul Statement helps connect healthcare and the gospel, which proclaims and displays Christ
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Weakness of healthcare mission
Forty-nine years ago, I found myself as a medical student in a remote mission hospital in Kenya. After just one year of clinical rotations in school, I grappled with the challenges of diagnosing and treating patients. Many a night, I would return home and pore over my books, pondering cases like, ‘What could this case…
