Missions & International Community Health

This exciting 2 year program can equip you to minister spiritually and physically across cultural lines as Health Missionaries in developing countries.

The first year is similar to our Missions and Cultural Studies program, with some variations. During this year you will study the Bible, missionary ministry, missionary life, cultures and customs and world religions.

The second year, following the paramedic model, consists of training in the basic sciences concentrating on Community Health Care, and Community Health Assessment and Development. It has been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Nowhere is this more true than in developing countries. Skills such as suturing wounds, giving injections and basic dental care will be taught. This program prepares you to evaluate the community in which you will serve by formulating a practical response incorporating your resources and role as defined by the local standards of care and regulations.

At the completion of your classroom training you will practice your skills during an eight week internship under the supervision of an experienced health missionary who is serving in a developing country. Most importantly you will learn to integrate your faith with your health ministry by caring for the whole person: spirit, soul and body.