When the Rains Come, the Work Doesn’t Stop In Sierra Leone, the rainy season makes travel harder, clinics busier, and outreach more complex. Yet this is exactly where MedSend-supported physician Dr. Geoffrey Moses continues to serve, integrating health and discipleship in Sierra Leone in ways that reach both body and soul. In a country where maternal mortality remains among the highest in the world […]
Guest Post by MedSend-supported doctor Viral Hemorrahagic Fever Has Come to Ethiopia It has been a truly stressful season in Ethiopia. We were coming off a stretch of hosting many visitors and the normal pressure of busy hospital work, when on November 11 my house worker informed me that her neighbor had died suddenly. He was […]
Guest Post By MedSend-supported psychologist Dr. Eveylen Badillo Cordero On January 11, 2025, I had the opportunity to lead a group of 33 volunteers from Catacumba Church in Aguadilla, PR, along with three community leaders, and conducted an evangelistic feeding outreach in La Vía, an impoverished area in their town. La Vía is a hillside community […]
A Story of Redemption and Hope Psychiatry PA Joshua Cobb didn’t expect one of his earliest therapy cases in London to be a battle between life and death. As he began treatment for a young woman overwhelmed by depression and past suicide attempts, he relied on two things: God’s faithfulness and the prayers of MedSend […]
Empowering Mothers with Compassionate Care In Kalukembe, Angola, women demonstrate incredible strength despite facing devastating losses during pregnancy. MedSend-supported OB-GYN Dr. Priscila Cummings leads a transformative Maternal Health initiative that provides a safe haven—Casa de Esperança—for high-risk mothers. This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the resilience of these women and the hope they inspire. “Women in […]
Answering the Call to Serve Dr. Perry Jansen’s journey began with a heartfelt prayer overlooking the Olympic Mountains, seeking God’s direction. Shortly after, he and his family felt the undeniable pull toward medical missions in Malawi, one of the poorest nations in the world. “God loosened our grip on our plans and opened a path […]
The childhood mortality rate (the number of children globally who died before age 5) dropped to a record low of 4.9 million in 2022, a 50% reduction since 2000. While this progress is encouraging and a testament to the arduous work and committed efforts of developing nations–including those serving in healthcare missions providing quality care […]
In 2023, Nkhoma Hospital in Malawi opened its new intensive care unit (ICU), significantly increasing regional ICU capacity by 50%. This new ICU, led by MedSend Grant Recipient Dr. Beth Stuebing, treats critical cases such as trauma, pesticide poisoning, and cerebral malaria, thanks to a dedicated team of nurses and residents. However, Malawi’s economic challenges, […]
“I am playing a significant role in ensuring there is a generation of medical professionals who are consistently offering whole person care to persons seeking medical care. Clinicians who see the person, not the disease.” – Dr. Sarah Kiptinniss The Reality of Care in Nairobi Access to medical care in the low-income areas around Nairobi, […]
“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 […]
