The life they now live: role of missionary hospitals in Sub Saharan Africa
Abstract
Jesusʾ self confessed mandate was to proclaim good news to the poor and validate this message through miracles like healing. He sent out his followers to do likewise. Mission hospitals are the penultimate example of restoring health in the name of a Saviour who loves them. As a group of healthcare missionaries at Mbingo Hospital, Cameroon, we see the role for mission hospitals/systems for the following reasons: compassionate care, competence, an opportunity to reflect our faith, humility, vision, perseverance, social justice, integrity and accountability. We provide examples for each. Missionary hospitals/ systems in sub-Saharan Africa are a training group for the principles all of us need to mature in during our Christ-centered journey of life.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v11i1.737 | Journal eISSN: 2167-2415
Language: English
Page range: 193 - 197
Submitted on: Dec 26, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2023
Published on: Feb 25, 2024
Published by: Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2024 Laurie Elit, Rick Bardin, Debbie Bardin, Carolyn Brown, Jim Brown, Jackie Griffin, Denis Palmer, Mark Snell, Kaye Streatfeild, Keith Streatfeild, Julie Stone, published by Global Health Institute at William Carey International University
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