17 articles in this issue
H Elliott Larson
Summary of second issue submissions
W. Henry Mosley
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Nathan Grills, H Elliott Larson
Editorial Commentary on three Field Reports
Mark A. Strand, Andrew M. Cole
Globalization has brought many people and organizations together. Healthcare is one of the fields that has been the most engaged in global collaboration. Healthcare professionals working from the framework of Christian faith have been participants and lea... see more
Apolos Landa
The biblical concepts and categories relating to the person portray the individual as a multidimensional relational totality. To be fully human is to be a constitutive part of the whole creation in an enhancing relationship with God, with others made in h... see more
Melody L. Hartzler, Aleda M.H. Chen, Bethany L. Murphy, Sarah J. Rodewald
Background & Aims: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that over 382 million people worldwide were affected by diabetes in 2013. The Caribbean region consistently is above the global average in regards to diabetes prevalence. Speci... see more
Bradly Alexander Kimbrough, Lisa Baker
Introduction: Despite the call for community-based health care interventions in the developing world, there is little research examining the effectiveness of paid versus volunteer community health worker (CHW) programs to increase women’s use of mat... see more
Gnanaraj Jesudian, Michael Rhodes
The ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ consisted of preaching, teaching, and healing the sick. Medical work has been part of Christian missions for over a century. In India, it has varied from simple nurse run clinics to state-of-the-art medical coll... see more
Matthew T Bersagel Braley
This article examines the recent turn on the part of global health leaders to Christian communities as allies in the response to the HIV pandemic. A cursory survey of this turn highlights how global health leaders have used the language of religious healt... see more
Clydette Linda Powell
For many years, and before the term “FBO” was used for faith-based organizations, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported the work of FBOs in global health and development. The Agency has long recognized the impact of ... see more
Marianne Safe, Nathan Grills, Elizabeth Wainwright, Ted Lankester
Background: Community Health Global Network (CHGN) was founded to strengthen collaboration between community-based health programs - many of which are faith based initiatives. It seeks to address this in two ways: through its global network of players in ... see more
Adaora Chinenye okoli-igonoh
As the world battles the deadly Ebola virus, the experience of Dr. Ada Igonoth offers hope and encourages the faith of others to believe God for healing.
Dr. Mitch
An example from Myanmar of health care workers in remote, low resource settings trusting God to move them beyond their comfort and training to meet pressing needs.
Maria del C Colon-Gonzalez
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Huw Morgan
This is a book review
Kathy Erb
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Rick Paul