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We have used a practical model for dental and medical evangelism in many foreign countries to help establish and grow local churches. However, no evangelistic formula or technique alone will save anyone. (John 6:44) God expects us to be wise, prepared, faithful servants with a plan when we take the Gospel to a foreign land. I. Health Care Professionals and Portable Equipment A dental and medical field clinic is the “magnet” that attracts people from towns and villages to receive free, compassionate health care. Teams of dentists, physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practit -
When a team of dental and medical missionaries conducts evangelistic clinics in distant lands we often hear this question from those to whom we minister: “Why do you come here and do this for us?” But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 This foundational verse for world missions helps explain who we are, our important message, and our field of service. It spotlights why our missionaries travel the globe to reach people -
Using Dental & Medical Services in "Closed Countries". Closed countries, limited access countries, restricted nations – these are all terms used in missions to describe areas of the world where the Gospel message, and the missionaries who carry it, is not tolerated or is seriously restricted. In a worldly sense, these governments forbid the Christian message from being freely proclaimed within their borders. However, the command of Jesus was to take the Gospel “unto all nations” (Matthew 28:19) and the Bible teaches that the Word of God is not bound (2 Timothy 2:9). The challenge for the w -
This report came into our office on February 21, 2011 from Dr. Jack Mitchell traveling with a Dental Field Team of six in northern Mexico: “We had a fruitful ministry today at San Bosco with 26 children and 10 adults making professions of faith in Christ! It was a long day but well worth it!” Nothing is more encouraging to a Christian than to hear that the Gospel was given and the Gospel was received. That is why missionaries dedicate their lives in service to Christ. Dr. Mitchell and his team were on the front lines of evangelistic work, and they saw firsthand the fruit born from Gospel se -
God stirred many hearts in the outer islands through a medical missions team in March 2011 led by Mark Zimmer and Dr. Jack Mitchell. This was Grace Dental and Medical Missions’ third trip to Yap to plant seeds for Christ through meeting the physical needs of people. Missionaries still cannot go to many of the outer islands for exclusively religious purposes, so medical missions provides the platform for giving the Gospel. As folks are saved, the goal is to train a national and assist him in starting a church. So far this has worked in Fais where Dr. Joy Anglea’s medical team serving under -
We can learn from the Book of Jonah about a missionary’s attitude since he embodies almost all that a missionary’s attitude should not be. Here are some areas where we should search our own hearts about how we view those to whom we minister in our mission field. Jonah’s disdain for the Assyrians bordered on outright hatred. He was brought up in the culture of Israel to look upon the Assyrians as those who had brutally treated his people and whose lifestyle was the height of wickedness. (Jonah 1:2) The thought of even speaking to the Assyrians about turning in repentance to the God of Israe
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