Be Inspired – Register Today!
Register today to be inspired by the testimonies of missionaries who serve on the front lines of the medical missions field. When we set out to give of our time or of our talents it’s easy to only see one side of the transaction. We can see the time, the resources, the experience that we will sow into the lives of others, but giving is an exchange. At our M3 Conference, you’ll be inspired by the personal stories of our missionaries who, in their own words, account all that they have received in their years of sowing into medical missions. Click here to register and be inspired!
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Join us for a LIVE event Sunday!
Our second M3 Impact Moment will go LIVE on Facebook this Sunday at 4 pm CST.
Dr. Paul Osteen spoke with Joy Vonk, Dr. Julian Swanson, and Dr. Bruce MacFayden for December’s M3 Impact Moment.
This Sunday, January 8 at 4 pm CST, Dr. Paul will be joined live on Facebook by Mary Floye Federer, Ameer Omar, and Chuck Oak who will share more about their roles in medical missions. We are sure their stories will encourage you to register for the conference, and say “yes” to wherever and whenever you are able to serve!
We’ll see you Sunday on Facebook!
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The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Poverty Connection
The Negelcted Tropical Diseases are the most common diseases of people living in extreme poverty. More than one billion people are affected globally, including impoverished Christian-majority countries of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Through programs of mass drug administration we have made a big dent in terms of reducing their global prevalence, in some cases up to 50 percent or more, but there is still an enormous amount of work that remains. Moreover, we have seen the rise of several new vector-borne NTDs such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, leishmaniasis and schistosomaisis. The rise of these diseases has been especially acute in Latin America, Southern Europe and in the conflict zones of the Middle East. However, we have also seen an uptick in the Southern United States. Efforts are underway to develop new vaccines for these conditions, many of which are under development at the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine where Houston’s own, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD serves a dean. Come hear Dr. Hotez speak at the M3 Conference. Register today!
Disaster Response – Kelly Sites, RN
Kelly Sites has been a nurse for 20 years and has served on the front lines of medical missions in hostile environments under brutal conditions. She has served in Liberia for two deployments working with Ebola. She’s also served on medical missions in the Philippines, Vanuatu, Tanzania, Rwanda, Haiti during the Cholera outbreak, Ecuador, and most recently in Iraq.
During our 2017 M3 Conference Kelly Sites will share about her incredible work in the missions field and what drives her to redeploy.
I will share why I keep going back to disasters and serving others following natural disasters such as earthquakes and Tsunamis, deadly outbreaks such as Ebola and Cholera, caring for refugees, traveling to high-risk terrorist countries, and many other difficult deployments. – Kelly Sites, RN
Kelly and her husband of 23 years, Chuck, live in Michigan and have twins who are now in college. To hear Kelly’s message, Disaster Response from a Nurse’s Perspective: Why I Keep Going Back, register here for the 2017 M3 Conference.
Connect with others. Be inspired. Find your mission.