by Paul Osteen | Sep 12, 2015 | Stories
Yesterday I helped take care of a 15-year old who sustained a terrible fracture of his leg just above the knee. Under anesthesia the bones were pulled back into alignment but his foot became cold and pulseless. An ultrasound exam and Doppler confirmed an injury to the...
by Paul Osteen | Aug 11, 2015 | Stories
One of the things that helps me keep my ‘heart of compassion’ open to those around me who are suffering and in need—is to think about what it would be like for me to experience what they are experiencing, to be in their shoes, to experience life...
by Paul Osteen | Jul 31, 2015 | Stories
The songs we sing here at this small mission hospital are mostly hymns—written many, many years ago, now sung here on the banks of the Zambezi river in the beautiful Lunda or Luvale languages. As we sing these songs, it brings me back to my childhood. Because, in an...
by Paul Osteen | Jul 13, 2015 | Stories
Two weeks ago we were doing an emergency surgery late one night when Gift—the nurse on duty—urgently came to the theatre door and told us a young lady had just come to the hospital and that she was very sick and needed our immediate attention. She lived in one of the...
by Paul Osteen | Oct 15, 2009 | Stories
It’s hard to believe that 3 months has passed so quickly but we will be leaving Tenwek Mission Hospital in the next 24 hours. Over the last few days my family and I have been remembering and recounting the good things that God has done during this trip. We are so...
by Paul Osteen | Jul 18, 2009 | Stories
Dear Friends, Thanks for taking the time to check out our blog. Just to bring you up to date: Jenn and I and four of our children will be leaving for a 3 month trip to Africa on Monday, July 20. I will be working in rural western Kenya at Tenwek mission hospital...
