Consulting and Resources

We stand ready and wiling to be of assistance in a passive or active way for those interested in establishing medical missions. Feel free to contact us for advice or contacts. We also hope the following documents and links will be of help to you in your plans.

Books for Sale

Books can be ordered by written request and submission of payment to IHCF, 102 N Locust, Searcy, AR 72143..

• "Handbook for Health Care In Developing Countries"
  This book is intended for use by individuals who are not trained professionals in areas where trained professional health workers are not readily available. The authors of this handbook worked with a rural medical clinic in the northern region of Ghana, West Africa. While handbook references and practices are at times expressed in terminology that is most familiar to Ghanaians, the intent of the handbook is that its application can be appropriate within all developing countries with tropical climates.
  Price $13.00, plus postage of $2.00 per book.
• "Stand By and See What the Lord Will Accomplish" - by Grace J. Farrar.
  Missionary to West Africa, Grace Farrar recounts the joys and frustrations of family life on the field and tells about the struggles involved in establishing the Nigerian Christian Hospital. She chronicles her family's work from 1964 through the 1967 beginning of the Biafran War. The purpose of the book is to perserve history and to encourage potential missionaries who might be hesitant to take a family into a developing country.
  Price $13.00, plus postage of $2.00 per book.
• "Don't Be a Sick Missionary" Edited by R. Maurice Hood, M.D.
  The purpose of the book is to help those who labor in the mission field to be able to protect themselves and their families from physical illness and from psychological and interpersonal conflicts.
  Price $7.00, plus postage of $2.00 per book.
• "Please Doctor (A Christian Surgeon in Iboland)" by R. Maurice Hood, M.D.
  After a lifetime in the practice of medicine and twelve trips to Nigeria, Dr. Maurice Hood gives a unique glimpse into Medical Missions. The people and events described in this book are principally among the people of the Ibo tribe of Nigeria.
  Price $7.00, plus postage of $2.00 per book.

 

Newsletters

The following are provided in PDF format.

• Summer 2008 - 1.2 MB
• Fall 2007 - 1.1. MB
• Spring 2007 - 2 MB
• 2007 brochure - 1 MB
• Fall 2006 - 1.2 MB
• Spring 2006 - 741 KB

 

Documents

These are small documents in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

• Medical Advice for Missionaries (medical or non-medical) and Emergency by Frank Black, M.D. - covers medical things to take with you, immunizations, information about cholera and malaria, what to do in an Emergency, and other things to consider.
• The benefits of and reasons for practicing medicine in a third world country.
  • Doctors Only
  • Medical Missions
  • As A Medical Missionary, You Should...
• Important information if you are travelling to one of our clinics:
  • Preparing for Nigeria
  • Guidelines for visitors to Nigeria
  • Orientation to West Africa
• Fostering Dependency - things to consider before providing financial help for nationals. See Micro-Development Missions website for other articles along these lines and for information about business development programs in Christian missions.
• Suffering and God's Will - some thoughts on this age-old question.
• Missionary Quotations - inspring quotes from inspiring people.
• How To Pray For Your Missionaries

Links

• Blessings International - "non-profit organization whose mission is to alleviate suffering and provide medicines world-wide by facilitating relationships that promote health."
• Durbin PLC - supplying "quality-assured medicines, medical equipment and consumable supplies to doctors, pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesalers and traders, hospitals, military and government agencies, charities and other relief organisations in over 150 countries around the world."
• ECHO International Health Services
• Healing Hands International - " helping congregations of the churches of Christ collect, ship and distribute medications, medical supplies and equipment, agricultural aid, school supplies, and when necessary, other items that reduce human suffering. "
• IDA - "the world's largest not-for-profit supplier of essential medicines and medical supplies. IDA supplies quality assured products at the lowest possible price to low- medium income countries."
• International Aid -"committed to improving global health care by making quality health services available to the world’s poor."
• Lifewater Canada - "Christian, non-profit organization training & equipping the rural poor in Africa to drill wells and build washrooms"
• MAP International - Medical Assistant Program (MAP) - Christian organization that "promotes the total health - physical, economic, social, emotional and spiritual health - of impoverished people in over 115 countries through the provision of essential medicines, promotion of community health, and prevention and eradication of disease."
• Rapha International - seeks to "demonstrate the love of Jesus through providing help, training, and lifestyle improvements for peoples around the world by collecting, processing, shipping and making resources available where and when they are needed."
• TALC (Teaching Aids at Low Cost) - "UK based charity dedicated to providing free and low cost books and educational materials to healthcare workers and organisations throughout the world."

Mission Works

Ghana Missions Malawi Project

World Bible School Yendi: the Benskins