Tragedy, Bravery and Little Mentok In February, tragedy struck when a 2-year-old girl fell into a vat of boiling stew meant for the family’s animals. With unimaginable bravery, Mentok pulled herself out and screamed for her mother. Desperate, her parents sought help from local traditional healers and health workers, but it wasn’t enough. A local […]
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. […]
“MedSend… sponsor[ed] my residency and general orthopedics training in Kenya. I’d like to continue to extend just a huge thank you for making this possible. Not just the residency but also the fellowship that I’ve started. [The National Scholars Program] is a great way to reach out to many people who wouldn’t have otherwise been […]
The advanced surgical training National Scholars receive from Grant Recipients and our partner organizations makes a real, tangible impact on the lives of patients today that transforms their futures. Your financial support of MedSend makes it possible for children like those in this video to live with renewed health and the knowledge that God sees […]
KATHERINE WELCH RELENTLESS If there’s one word that describes Katherine Welch, it’s relentless. With a pixie-cut mop of unruly hair, kind blue eyes, and a ready smile, that word might not immediately spring to mind, but get her talking about the work she’s done for over two decades, and those bright eyes turn […]
It’s unthinkable. There are places around the world right now where expectant mothers travel for days in a canoe in desperate search of medical help for their failing pregnancies. Their bodies racked with pain, their health threatened, and their unborn babies in danger, their only option is to risk their lives and set out on […]
Thanks to MedSend’s compassionate family of donors, National Scholar Dr. Chelsea Shikuku received advanced training and graduated from her surgical residency program this past December. She has shown tremendous growth in both clinical and leadership skills as she is very hardworking, empathetic, articulate, and a leader to the junior residents. “Dr. Shikuku is an excellent […]
“He doesn’t like to eat; he says it hurts too much.” As MedSend alumna Erin Connally, DDS, looked into young Javier’s* mouth, she at once spotted the culprit behind his mother’s statement. All his primary (baby) molars and upper front teeth were abscessed. She glanced at his chart and noticed his weight was significantly […]
“Blessed be the Lord for His daily transformation of my life through MedSend. I’m very, very grateful for all your hard work for my support. It is for me, for nations, for Africa, for generations, for God’s glory be to Him forever and ever.” This heartfelt message comes from Galmi Hospital in Niger where MedSend […]
MedSend grant recipient Samantha Lang-Kettle* never thought she wanted to work with children. There are unique challenges to working with children, in any capacity. Yet over her years as a trauma therapist serving in difficult and sometimes dangerous countries, the Lord keeps bringing children across her path. An Opportunity “Recently I met a […]
