Medical Mission
BIBLICAL BASIS provides a good platform to win souls for Christ. Curiosity, fear of
disease, anxiety also will bring people who do not have any disease to present themselves at out
reach locations.
PLANNING
Identify disease burden of the community. The intervention may range from - Health education - Laboratory test - Immunizations - Consultations - In some communities minor treatments or even surgeries may apply.
OTHER PRE-EVENT ACTIVITIES
- Praying, - Publicity - Community sensitization
THE TEAM
The medical mission team are usually believers drawn from the medical profession and volunteers
(not necessarily medical personnel) who have passion for souls. They include Doctors, Nurses,
Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, prayer warriors, Health educators, Students Counsellors, Pastors.
TRAINING
There is need for adequate training of volunteers in medical mission field – forprayer and intercession.
It is not uncommon for people to separate health from proclamation of the Gospel.
Every child of God who is a care giver should blend his work with evangelism andsee it as a platform to
reach out to dying souls.
GMO
Medical Mission is an arm of the ministry that utilizes the healing arts to bring hope and relief from
physical and spiritual suffering. This ministry can be used to send the Gospel on “medical wheels” with
great impact. The main objective is to present the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ using a
holistic approach.
PREPARATION OF TEAM
- Every member has to have personal relationship with Christ. John 15; 1-7.
- Every member must have current experience of genuine salvation (Romans 8:9-10). You
cannot give to people what you don’t have. We are created to serve Jesus Christ
(Ephesians 2:10). We should shine as light and our works should glorify God not self (Matthew 5:16)
- We are using what God has given us to bless others with in the hope of eternal rewards.
(Matthew 25:34-40)
- Be alert and have self control in all things. 1 Thessalonians 5:6.- Conduct yourself in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ.
PREPARATION OF TEAM
- All things should be done with humility. (Philippians 2:5).
- Examine the motive of your involvement in the mission work (1Samuel 2:3). What is your
expectation?
- Your relationship with Christ has a lot to do with the success of mission (John 15:17)
- Let your affections be on things of God. - Have a Godly motive (Colossians 3:1-2).
- Every word of God is inspired. It is good for doctrine, for instruction in righteousness
(2 Tim 3:16). The power of conversion of souls is in the Gospel of Christ (Romans 1:17)
- There is assurance of back up of God’s power and presence for the soul-winner.
(Matt 28:18-20).
GUIDE
1. Location 2. Travel Advisories 3. Institutional Support 4. Local Liaison 5. Goals & Objectives
6. Available Resource 7. Personnel 8. Money 9. Documents 10. Meeting 11. Daily Planner
12. Personal Items 13. In case of emergency 14. Formal protocols 15. Travel organizing
16. Mid-trip education 17. Post-trip Organizing
Registration of Attendees.
Vital Statistics Station i.e. BP Check, Blood Testing/Urine testing points/weight.
Spiritual Counsellors -At the station you gather a large number of counsellors
(Born again Christians) and ask each attendee to go to each counsellor, who will counsel, preach and lead them the attendee to Christ (one by one). By this every attendee is preach to, and giving
opportunity to give his/her life to Christ. Christ (one by one). By this every attendee is preach to, and giving opportunity to give his/her life to Christ.
PROCESS MAP (Activities at venue)
Medical Counselling Points At this station you have the medical personnel on ground to attend to
the attendees, and carry the needful professionally, they are to prescribe, give health education and counsel and also encourage them to look to Jesus.
Spiritual Ministration Points For Crusade
Gather everyone (Attendees, Workers and Organizers) together for a short message (not more than 30minutes). The focus of the message is point attendees to Christ and faith in His power to save, heal and deliver. Altar Call is made after. Prayer ministration for healing follows after the counsellors have attended to the converts.
Follow up Team
The follow up members immediately swing into action to collate data and share out the follow up responsibilities. They have enough data from the process points 1,2, 3,4 and 5 above to determine those who have given their lives to Christ.