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Doctors and their families who are serving, and those who have served long and short-term, have written some truly inspirational letters. We share these with you to inspire you to -- join them if you are able, and if not --to offer them your prayers and support.

Last Night On Call - Dr. Stephen & Mrs. Kathryn Schmid along with their daughter Emily spent one month in Uganda last fall — here he recounts the last case he saw, not something he might have seen in Idaho.

A Better Person, A Better Doctor - Dr. Lawrence Klee spent one month at St. Martin de Porres Hospital in the highlands of Cameroon. He recounts this trip and is already looking forward to the next.

Finding Hope and Progress in Nyakibale - Dr. Marcia Smith-Bourain and family spent a month in Uganda. This year they are traveling to Guatemala to once again share their skills, but before heading off, she recounts their time in Uganda.

Belize Welcomes Dr. Nunez and Her Children - Dr. Margareta Nunez traveled to Belize to offer her professional skills. Along with her two children she found great needs and opportunities to expand their view of how we can serve our brothers and sisters.

First MDA Dentist to Uganda - Mission Doctor, Dr. Greg Jaso, DDS recently returned from one month at Karoli Luwanga Hospital in Uganda. He reflects on this month, and is already looking forward to the next time he can serve with MDA.

Jaime Perea on his service in Guatemala - Dr. Perea and his wife Fina bringmmedicine and provide treatment to some of the poorest and most remote Guatemalan villages.

Sheila Cavanagh on her ending time in Zimbabwe - The culture is very different than we thought it would be, the people do not have much, sometimes nothing at all, but they still praise God for everything. We now have a different way to look at life. What we would take as ordinary can be very special.

Tim Cavanagh on his time in Zimbabwe - Life goes on here at St. Theresa's Hospital in Zimbabwe. It is turning into a long winter with many of the patients who suffer from HIV needing hospitalization with respiratory infections.

Mark Bisanzo path to a career altering experience - What transpired over my five-week stint at the hospital altered my outlook on medicine and changed the entire direction of my career.

Sheila Cavanagh reflects on one year in Zimbabwe - You had asked us to write and reflect on the first year here. I won't say it has been easy, it is probably the hardest thing we have ever done.

Dr. Jim Hake wrote of their experience - “What an amazing experience it was to leave the comforts of home and settle into the daily routines of a third world country a few days later. Terry spent her days assisting at the orphanage and working at Project Hope, a local HIV/AIDS awareness program. "

Coda Family Complete Time in Cameroon
Lou and Marty Coda served in Papua New Guinea for three years in the 1990s. They have just completed a six-month assignment in Cameroon and Lou reflected on the experience in their final days there. His words are both revealing and inspirational as he shares both his frustrations and his faith:

New Hope at St. Theresa's Hospital in Zimbabwe - Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Cavanagh believe that "the world will look back on this time and place in a hundred years as a part of the turning of the tide in the struggle to control HIV."

Dr. Regina Hur's Spirit is Lifted in Cameroon — Dr. Hur reflects on her time at St. Elizabeth Hospital where although she is surrounded by illness and lacks hi-tech medical equipment, she finds her "heart is warmed by the people of Shisong."

Impressions of a young missionary - Anna Kummers first reflections upon the family's arrival in Guatemala

Dr. and Mrs. Stoughton News from Zimbabwe - Dr. and Mrs. Stoughton share some of their recent experiences at St. Theresa's Hospital

My visit to Kpando: One Physician's Experience - Peter Meade, an LA surgeon, reports on his first short-term missions with MDA

A boy named Courage - Dr. Brent Burket and Dr. Jennifer Thoene write about a young patient appropriately named "Courage"

Miracle in Ghana - Dr. Kate Bolton writes about the power of faith and lessons learned while serving in Ghana.

Additionally, an annual newsletter is also printed to be circulated with our Century Club annual letter. Click here to download the a pdf of the current issue of our Newsletter "Heal the Sick". You will need Acrobat Reader, free from Adobe to download and view this document. Send us your mailing address to receive this by mail.