Resources
Longevity Project
Moral injury study and editorial in Christian Journal for Global Health:
Ritchie, J., Toppe, M., Lindberg, D., & Paltzer, J. (2023). Protecting Against Moral Injury among Healthcare Missionaries. Christian Journal for Global Health, 10(2), 3–5.. https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v10i2.861
https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/861/1151
Paltzer, J., Ritchie, J., Lindberg, D., Toppe, M., Theisz, A., & Van Brocklin, T. (2023). Moral Injury Among Western Healthcare Missionaries: A Qualitative Study. Christian Journal for Global Health, 10(2), 58–73. https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v10i2.839Â
https://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/839/1163
Death in a Mission Hospital
Moral Injury booklet
A Theology of Limits in Compassionate Ministry with Emphasis on Jesus’ Examples
Featured Stories of Hope
- by Kelly@medsend.org
- April 6, 2026
The MedSend National Scholars Program is helping train doctors across Africa to serve in places where healthcare is urgently needed. On a recent trip to Kenya, we had the opportunity to visit Kabarak University and record an interview with Dr. Belyse Arakaza, a graduate of the program currently working at AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya,
- by Kelly@medsend.org
- March 23, 2026
Twelve years on the mission field changes how you understand calling. For Melissa Sandberg, it revealed something essential: medical missionary longevity depends on intentional support, not endurance alone. A Demanding Calling, Lived Daily Melissa served at Mukinge Hospital in Zambia, caring for patients in the pediatric and female surgical wards. Her days
- by Kelly@medsend.org
- March 16, 2026
Fort Mill, SC — March 16, 2026 MedSend is honored to announce that it has been named one of ROI Ministry’s Top 10 Ministries for 2026, a distinction recognizing Christian organizations that demonstrate exceptional impact per dollar invested in advancing the gospel and meeting critical physical needs around the world.
Healthcare meets hope.
See the groundbreaking ways healthcare is becoming the catalyst for evangelical missions, opening doors to regions previously inaccessible for the Gospel.
