Clark Campell, et al. note in a paper inMental Health Religion and Culture (2009, Vol. 12 (7), pp:627-637) called "Reduction in Burnout May Be a Benefit for Short-Term Medical Mission Volunteers" that burnout scores improved for physicians and nurses after providing medical care on South American short-term medical mission trips. Thirty-six volunteers were scored in the mo...

This is an exerpt from the book Maximum Impact Short-Term Mission by Roger Peterson, Gordon Aeschliman, and R. Wayne Sneed. Arguing from Matthew 5, they make the point that any missions work that seeks to conform to God's plan for missoins should (must) involve average believers...

On April 29, 2017, I had the privilege of attending the 1st Annual Haiti Collaborative of North America wonderfully hosted by Good Samaritan Haitian Alliance Church in Lawrenceville, GA. It was of particular interest to me as our department has not only been taking students to Haiti to offer free medical clinics, but also has a vision for developing residency programs at...

At the conclusion of every trip I always declare that it was a "great trip." That is because it always is. But one thing I never say is that it was the "best trip." That is until Campbell's trip to Haiti this past March 4-11. By now we are all familiar with the problems facing Haiti and they were only exasperated by the earthquake that the nation experienced last Octobe...

In addition to the hundreds who have come to faith in Christ over the past several years, here are a few particular stories about how God has abundantly blessed: KenyaAt our first clinic, hundreds of people showed up to be seen by the doctors and the line of patients twisted and turned around the front of the church building like a long snake. I took my place in the middl...