Articles relating to mission and ministries in the medical fields.
God’s unfailing love for the dying
Read about a palliative care team that gives hope in Christ to the terminally-ill in Angola.
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Hippos and healing…
Being on call for anaesthesia is never dull, says long-serving worker Michelle Proctor, living out her faith daily at a mission hospital in rural Zambia.
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It’s 2am…
SIM UK surgeon Ted Watts shares a moving account of how God is using the broken to make something beautiful at the hospital where he serves.
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Happy landings
A couple’s desire to return to serve overseas finally became a reality after two years of preparation.
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A daily dose of Jesus
‘Most of the people here are animists, which brings a lot of fear into their lives, but at the Good News Hospital, they hear the gospel…’
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Gospel refuge for Ethiopia’s hidden children
‘This is no ordinary house; it’s a house with a purpose; where children are offered hope, encouragement and, perhaps most important of all, love.’
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Seeing is believing
A week spent helping a team of eye doctors helped put mission into focus for one SIM UK couple serving in southern Ecuador.
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New year, new beginnings
For SIM UK member Ted Watts, there was one major item in his diary for the beginning of a new year: “Start PAACS”. Ted is…
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All smiles after dental outreach
Simon and Grace Stretton-Downes led a dental outreach in Liberia this summer – their biggest trip yet – treating patients who had endured pain for months, or even years.
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Mission dentist honoured with an OBE
Simon Stretton-Downes, serving long term in Liberia, is honoured with an OBE for services to dentistry in Africa.
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Untouched by sunlight
The mines of Potosi in Bolivia are dark places, but SIM believes no one is beyond the reach of God…
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Preparing for lift-off
Covid-19 might have seemed like a major roadblock to her plans, but new mission worker Kara never stopped trusting in God’s perfect timing.
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Holistic health care
Read how SIM is helping empower women in rural east Africa as workers share the gospel with a least-reached community, alongside compassionate healthcare.
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Surgery training moves one step closer
SIM UK surgeon Ted Watts gives an update on exciting plans to ensure mission-centred medical ministry continues in Madagascar.
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Medical mission: Is it still needed?
Fi McLachlan, Head of Christian Medical Fellowship Global, explains why there is still a need to raise health care personnel to go and serve in medical mission.
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Your gifts of love
Your generous donations helped SIM come to the rescue of two rural hospitals in southern Africa during COVID-19.
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Life-saving supplies help fight the virus
Read how donations from supporters helped Serving In Mission protect the people of Egbe, Nigeria.
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A beacon of hope for the future
Read about The Good News Hospital in Madagascar’s exciting new vision to train Malagasy surgeons and secure its future.
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Rainbow in the clouds
Doctors Ted and Rachel Watts, along with their two young sons, are living in Mandritsara in northern Madagascar and serving with SIM UK at the…
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A channel for God’s love
Caring for those who are suffering is a unique opportunity to share the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.
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Battling COVID-19 in Liberia: ‘Jesus is our ever-present help’
SIM UK’s Dr Mikey Bryant, who is serving at the ELWA Hospital in Liberia, says God is his refuge and strength during the current coronavirus…
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