 What an experience! I am very grateful to the Trustees of Timios for their financial support in
helping me to undertake a medical elective in Kenya. As set out in my application form, the plan was to undertake a 6-week medical elective in Kijabe Hospital, Kenya, through Africa Inland Mission (AIM). Unfortunately, due to the situation surrounding COVID-19, I was unable to complete the full 6-week placement that I had planned. However, despite the elective being cut short sooner than I had hoped, I cannot stress how precious I view the time I did manage to have in the hospital and its community. As set out in my application, my goals for the elective were two-fold. I hoped to “provide as much help as possible to patients to relieve temporary suffering” and to also share “the life-transforming power of the gospel.” This report sets out how the desired goals have been achieved. From the very first day I was blown away by how welcomed I was made to feel. Within an hour of arriving in Kijabe I was having dinner with a wonderful Christian family who had moved to Kijabe as missionaries. I loved every second of getting to know the different missionaries. Many had sacrificed wonderful careers, time with family and friends, the comfort of home etc to serve the community of Kijabe. It was both humbling and encouraging to hear their stories and directly observe the way that they served Christ in rural Africa!
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