The healthcare we offer is usually all that’s available to the people we serve.Each MMI project is a truly unique experience when one considers the individual needs of patients, the variety of international destinations, and the dynamics of each volunteer team. Those wonderful ingredients come together as part of the terrific MMI recipe God has created.
Keeping in mind that flexibility is vital, here is a general overview of a typical medical mission:
Your Job
The medical and project directors will assign your role, matching your skills and training with the needs of the project. Non-medical volunteers will serve as General Helpers whose ministries and work will be essential for each project’s success.
Patients
The people we serve are the least and last on the economic scale. The healthcare we offer is usually all that is available to them. We minister to the patients as we treat their medical needs. Our health education presentations purposely integrate the message of the gospel; and we get to witness many respond to that message.
Medical Clinics
Team members coordinate with the project’s medical director before the project begins in order to ensure that all necessary medicine, equipment, and supplies will be available. Our days are full and we work hard as a team to see as many patients as possible during the week.
One of the saddest recurring realities is that, ultimately, your project must end – and you and your team must board flights bound for home: as you conclude that last day’s project, don’t be surprised to learn that despite the tens, hundreds, or thousands you’ve served in Jesus’ name, there were that many more who arrived in hopes of receiving care – but for whom time on your particular project ran out.
We will always serve as many people as possible; we will always show care in the greatest and best way we can.
Yet the need is sometimes greater than we can fill. And so we seek to excel in every way, return as soon as possible to care for more still, and leave it in God’s hands to help steer us to get the right patients into the right places as quickly and effectively as possible.
Every Day
Mornings begin with a devotional after breakfast – and some teams offer optional early morning prayer times. In the evenings, you will enjoy fellowship and relaxation with other team members.
Weekend
There may be options such as the beach, sightseeing, or shopping. Sunday morning worship services may be planned among the group or you may have the opportunity to visit local area churches.
Accommodations
Where you stay depends on the location – usually in a hostel, dorm, or small hotel setting. Bathroom facilities will be available.
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