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Medicine or Prayer?

By Kelly@medsend.org | July 3, 2023 |

Grant recipient Dr. Geoff Moses recently returned from a large medical outreach north of where he serves in West Africa. He and his team poured out the love of Christ, and by God’s grace were able to see about 1000 patients in just over 2 days. The specific village they served was without known gospel…

The Longevity Project in Action

By Kelly@medsend.org | June 28, 2023 |

“Working on the field is difficult. There’s a lot of stress and a lot of poverty and difficult things that happen mixed with a lot of beauty and a lot of joy and a lot of seeing God’s miracles. But this week has felt like a cumulative joy environment.”  Kacie Forrest is a MedSend grant…

Update in Burundi!

By Kelly@medsend.org | June 26, 2023 |

When the MedSend board envisioned and launched our National Scholars program less than a decade ago, we prayed for these four distinct outcomes:  Increase the number of highly trained and qualified doctors in the regions we support  The newly trained national doctors would stay in areas of high need and deliver medicine to their people …

National Scholar Brings HOPE to Mental Health Crisis in Kenya

By Kelly@medsend.org | June 22, 2023 |

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18  -Theme verse of the Lights of Hope Mental Health Center at AIC Litein Hospital, Litein, Kenya    Kenya’s Mental Health Crisis “Today we officially dedicate the AIC Litein Hospital [Lights of Hope Mental Health Center] to be a…

Celebrating Life Change

By Kelly@medsend.org | June 19, 2023 |

The Gospel Opportunity in Healthcare Delivery Over a year ago, a woman reached out through a Facebook page managed by a coworker of MedSend grant recipient A.S* and spouse J.S.*. She needed help and prayer after her arm had been badly mangled in an industrial accident. They connected with the woman, provided financial assistance for…

National Scholar Trains 2000 Healthcare Workers to Share Their Faith

By Kelly@medsend.org | June 12, 2023 |

Dr. J* is the first National Scholar graduate on the Asian continent. He and his wife are from a closed, atheist country where sharing your Christian faith is illegal. And yet, in the 10 years since he graduated from the Christ-centered family medicine program made possible by his MedSend grant, he has trained over 2,000…

A Special Thank You and Fiscal Year End Update

By Kelly@medsend.org | June 5, 2023 |

Thank you to all who have given the gift of hope through financially supporting MedSend so far this year! Watch the video below to hear a special message of gratitude from a few of our incredible National Scholars. You still have a chance to make an impact around the world. Just $35 keeps a healthcare…

Taking Care of Widows and Orphans in their Time of Distress

By Kelly@medsend.org | May 30, 2023 |

Your financial support of MedSend makes a tangible impact in the lives of the most forgotten and neglected people in the world today. As James 1:27 says, caring for widows and orphans in their time of distress is a pure and faultless expression of faith.  QQ is an 18-year-old orphaned girl born with spina bifida…

Emmanuel’s Story

By Kelly@medsend.org | May 22, 2023 |

“Emmanuel was incredibly sick when I came back to the hospital two weeks ago. I was afraid he wouldn’t make it,” Dr. G. admits.   Dr. M.G. is a pediatric surgeon and MedSend grant recipient serving in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is roughly 50% children. There are very few pediatric surgeons and training positions for surgery…

Moral Injury and Endurance on the Mission Field

By Kelly@medsend.org | May 15, 2023 |

“We often are not prepared, we medical missionaries. When we go to the field, we’re not prepared for what we are likely to encounter regarding our role in the incredible demand for our services.”  -Jim Ritchie, MD, Senior Vice President, The Longevity Project    The Toll of Low-Resource Environments Imagine you’ve only practiced medicine in…

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