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Finding Mentors and Resources for Long Term Medical Missions

Neil O. Thompson, MD Medical Mission AdvocateOMF International

Global Missions Health ConferenceLouisville, KY

7 November 2014

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Nathan, Wannee, Kevin & Neil

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Here is the tragic fact:Only about one out of hundred “missionary decisions” results in actual career mission service. Why? There is no one to nurture, guide and equip them to complete the process. In other words, the potential workers are plentiful but the mobilizers [mentors] are few!

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What is mentoring?“… a relational experience in which one person

empowers or helps another by sharing God-given resources.”

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“Blessed are those whose strength is in the Lord, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.”

–Psalm 84.5

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Mentoring usually involves a transfer:• Power: empowering• Character qualities, values• Skills• Resources• Experience

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ICE-ING• Information• Communication• Encouragement• Inspiration• Networking• Guidance

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WHAT needs to be mentored?

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WHAT needs to be mentored?

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• Spiritual, biblical• Personal• Family• Professional• Communication• Leadership• World, Cultural • Worldview• Vision

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WHAT are the obstacles to serving in medical missions?

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WHAT are the obstacles to serving in medical missions?

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• How to find God’s will• Family resistance• Family: marriage, parenting,

singleness• Finances: debt, planning,

fundraising• Bible training: if, when, where?• Cross-cultural training• Finding an agency• Fear

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A Missional Journey

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BOOKS were very influential in my life…

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Here is the tragic fact:Only about one out of hundred “missionary decisions” results in actual career mission service. Why? There is no one to nurture, guide and equip them to complete the process. In other words, the potential workers are plentiful but the mobilizers [mentors] are few!

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See the Word document for…

A Short Medical Mission Bibliography

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