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Medical missions is the term used for Christian missionary endeavors that involve the administration of medical treatment. As has been common among missionary efforts from the 18th to 20th centuries, medical missions often involves residents of the "Western world" traveling to locales within Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, or the Pacific Islands.
Arthur was appointed to the post of medical missionary at the Kikuyu Mission, British East Africa (), in 1906, arriving at the mission on 1 January 1907.He opened the mission's first hospital and became involved with its evangelistic and educational began work on the first school on the Kikuyu Mission Station within six weeks of his arrival in Kenya.
Peter Hartwig (1778, Prussia – 1815, Sierra Leone) was a German seminarian and medical missionary, who worked on behalf of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in West Africa. Hartwig was one of the first two missionaries sent to Africa by CMS.
In 1888, Fisher met Fred Stanley Arnot, who had spent seven years in Africa at the time. After attending a presentation by Arnot he decided to commit his life to medical and missionary work in Central Africa. In March 1889, Fisher joined Arnot's crew as they sailed to Africa and by December they arrived in Kwanjulala.
Alma Downes Shaw (22 September 1893 – 14 December 1969) was an English medical missionary doctor of the Church Missionary Society founded and built the Mombasa Hospital for Women and Children. She subsequently worked at the Church Missionary Society Hospital at Kaloleni for 22 years.
Wright's first mission was in Equatorial Africa in 1891. [3] Wright volunteered to be part of the missions in Uganda in a town hall meeting in Salford, England in 1981. [4] Wright was the first member of the Manchester Lay Workers Union to volunteer to work in a foreign country. [5]
Elizabeth Barbara Mantell (24 June 1941 – 27 January 1998) was a Scottish midwife and nurse who was born in Africa and spent much of her life as a medical missionary in Malawi, Africa. [1] Her story is part of the Scotland-Malawi partnership and the strong relationship between the two countries, providing service for the under-serviced ...
John Edward Church (10 August 1899 - 29 September 1989), [1] commonly referred to as Joe Church, was a British missionary who served with Church Mission Society (CMS). Dr. Church served primarily in Rwanda and Uganda. He left England in 1927 and served as a missionary for 44 years, alternating between medical and evangelistic missions.