Drs. Tom and Cynthia Hale served for 25 years as medical missionaries in Nepal. Cynthia is a pediatrician, public health educator and concert pianist, while Tom is a surgeon and the author of a number of highly acclaimed books on missionary life. Tom has also written a New Testament translated into a variety of languages, including English, Spanish, French, Marathi, Sinhalese, Filipino, and Yoruba. Since returning to the United States in 1996, the Hales have continued to speak and work on behalf of medical missions.
