2019 M3 Breakout Session – Keir Thelander, MD, FACS, FWACS, FCS (ECSA)
In the United States we have easy access to medical, physical and spiritual resources and support. In contrast to many remote areas where daily life is a struggle, medical materials are severely lacking and spiritual support is not readily available. In this Breakout Session from the 2019 M3 Conference entitled “How Much is Enough?,” Dr. Keir Thelander will share reflections on his experience transitioning from a high-resource to low-resource environment.
Keir Thelander, MD, FACS, FWACS, FCS (ECSA), is the Chief Medical Officer of the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS). To learn more about the programs of PAACS, click here.
The next M3 Conference will be held on February 21-22, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Click here to register and save $5 with code: M3MISSIONS20
2019 M3 Breakout Session – Allison Shigo
In this 2019 M3 Conference Breakout Session, Allison Shigo presents “The Safe Motherhood Ambassadors Model in Ethiopia: An Innovative & Holistic Ministry to Eliminate Obstetric Fistula.” With 2-3 million sufferers worldwide, women with obstetric fistula are the lepers of the 21st century, ostracized and considered cursed by God. Ethiopia has Africa’s second highest rate of Obstetric Fistula, a traumatic childbirth injury, resulting in 80 percent stillbirth rates and an indicator of poor maternal and child health services. Healing Hands of Joy’s innovative Safe Motherhood Ambassador volunteer program addresses these challenges. Learn how Healing Hands of Joy leads women living with fistula from social isolation to full recovery and restoration while transforming the maternal health landscape in Ethiopia.
Allison Shigo is the Founder and Executive Director of Healing Hands of Joy (HHOJ). To learn more about the work of HHOJ, click here.
The next M3 Conference is set for February 21-22, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Click here to register and save $5 with code: M3MISSIONS20
Dr. Paul Osteen Shares About His Zambia Trip at Lakewood Church
In a recent Lakewood Church service, Dr. Paul Osteen shared with the congregation about the last three and half months he spent in northwestern Zambia at Mukinge Mission Hospital. As a missionary surgeon, Dr. Paul spends several months each year serving in mission hospitals, and it is through this service that he was inspired along with his wife, Jennifer, to start the Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) Conference. M3 is an annual conference with a vision to help people “connect with others, be inspired, and find their mission.”
To attend the next conference, which will be held on February 21-22, 2020, in Houston, Texas, click here to register and save $5 with code: M3MISSIONS20
2019 M3 Breakout Session – James M. Tour, PhD
In this breakout session from the 2019 M3 Conference, James Tour shares several keys to having a successful professional career. This includes the need to build a human network of friends to maintain integrity in speaking and actions and to maintain a healthy family balance. And for the Christian, it is imperative to meditate daily in the scriptures.
James M. Tour, PhD, is the Professor of Chemistry (T.T. & W.F. Chao), Computer Science, and Materials Science & NanoEngineering at Rice University in Houston, Texas. To learn more about Dr. Tour and his work, click here.
The next M3 Conference is set for February 21-22, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Click here to register and save $5 with code: M3MISSIONS20