Jesus went about healing people and preaching the Kingdom of God. Healthcare professionals who want to serve Christ can find it challenging to integrate faith and practice, especially in a cross-cultural mission setting. Questions arise that are difficult to answer:  How do I share my faith appropriately? Is compassionate care enough? How does my healthcare ministry advance Jesus’ Great Commission to disciple the nations? Healthcare and gospel ministry can be driven by separate agendas.

Healthcare and the Mission of God shows how Christians can recover an integrated picture of healthcare ministry. Healing and faith fit together in a larger framework, the whole story of the Bible. From creation to redemption, a clear picture of God’s purposes for humanity features compassionate care for others. The author illustrates this through stories of God’s grace as Christian medical professionals face the challenges of global missions.

Jesus invites us as healthcare workers to be transformed for His glory even as He works through us to heal those broken and suffering.  The challenges of cross-cultural missions become His invitation to joy.

Bio:
Paul Hudson (MD, MPH, FACP) was trained as a physician at Johns Hopkins and an epidemiologist at the US Centers for Disease Control. He served with SIM in Ethiopia, Nepal, and Thailand for over three decades. He has done clinical medicine, community health, and HIV and AIDS, with a heart for discipleship. Paul has served in SIM International leadership, leading a team to shape and support SIM’s healthcare missionaries. He and his wife live in the United States near Charlotte, North Carolina.

See https://pauljhudson.com.

When Women Give is filled with practical advice and stories to foster growth in giving at any and every level. Kim shares openly from her own story, both from her perspective as a donor and from serving on the boards of several Christian nonprofits. If you want to be a wise steward of what you’ve been given, then this book is for you.

In Faithful with Much, authors Tony and Carin Amaradio share their compelling journey from simply seeking wealth to understanding God’s heart about money and possessions. Drawing from their vast experience in the financial services industry and wisdom born out of some difficult life lessons, Tony and Carin offer practical, biblical advice on how to think about the challenges of being faithful with our wealth. and, most important, how to give it away.

In Compassionate Love, Rick Allen answers the question: Does God care? with a resounding yes, and he proves it through multiple compelling stories of medical professionals serving in under-resourced locations around the world. These are stories of health, healing, and hope that will uplift, inspire, and open your eyes to God’s blessing. It will challenge you to open your heart to compassion, love more deeply, let God work through you, and in your own unique way—change the world.

What the Bible says about money and material possessions is often disturbing and flies in the face of our culture. But a biblically-based philosophy of wealth and  possessions, when put into practice, can bring much happiness, personal satisfaction, and God’s blessing. It is the first step toward financial success, God’s way