In case we haven’t met…
Half-way through Kendall’s residency at Wake Forest, God very distinctly (and equally unexpectedly!) called us to medical missions at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital. The six of us arrived here in December 2023! Kendall is a doctor for the people of Papua New Guinea, Joshua is Missions Development Coordinator and works with local churches and the hospital, and the kids are probably the best missionaries of all.
We are privileged to be part of the Samaritan’s Purse / World Medical Mission Post-Residency Program who is helping train us for medical missions over the first two years at the hospital.
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Pray with us as we share what God is doing each month in Kudjip.
Kudjip Nazarene Hospital
Located in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, Kudjip is a mission hospital operated by the Church of the Nazarene and has been serving the people of Papua New Guinea since 1967. Serving alongside the missionary physicians are over 250 staff from all areas of PNG. In 2016, Kudjip became the only church-run hospital in Papua New Guinea to be officially recognized as a Provincial Referral Hospital!
In 2022, the hospital had 57,579 outpatient clinic visits, 7,244 admissions, 2,866 baby deliveries, 1,008 surgeries, and 3,559 nutritional feeds. Every year, hundreds of people give their lives to Christ through the hospital’s ministry, new churches are started, miracles happen, people grow in their faith, patients find comfort and some face death with new hope, and the good news of abundant life in Christ is lived and proclaimed!
Latest Updates
July 1, 2024 - “Jiwaka Judah: Chapter 3”
I got to help our friend John work on digging a garden “barret”.…
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May 8, 2024 - “Highs and Lows”
At our church in Des Moines, our family learned a fun conversation starter that we still use to this day.…
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December 30, 2023 - “Fruit that will Last”
Just over a year ago, as we packed and labelled our suitcases, I wondered if…
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November 14, 2023 - “A family affair”
As Judah and I left the little curtained room, I turned to him, about to ask…
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October 23, 2023 - “We’ll figure it out when you get here”
When we arrived, we knew Kendall would be doing plenty of ‘doctoring,’ but my job description was literally…
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July 9, 2023 - 24-hours of Call
I thought I’d share what my last call day was like…
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May 27, 2023 - Jiwaka Judah: Chapter 2
Hey this is Judah! I am LOVING it here. I have…
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February 17, 2023 - Into the Swing of Things
Our first two months have whizzed by…
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December 30, 2022 - Hello, from Papua New Guinea
Hello from the other side of the world!
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December 16, 2022 - Five days until PNG!!!!!
After being in waiting mode for so many months, it feels like…
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November 6, 2022 - Aren’t the Stewardson’s gone yet?
Well, the week we’ve been waiting for has come… And gone…
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August 14, 2022 - Two Weeks of Training
Kendall and I spent the last two weeks at Samaritan’s…
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July 13, 2022 - A Reminder of Why We Go
Happy Late July 4th from our family! We celebrated in a…
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May 7, 2022 - Judah’s Thoughts on PNG
Hi, Judah here, I’m the oldest son of…
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March 28, 2022 - 350 Pounds of Luggage
Among other things…
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March 2, 2022 - Getting to know Kudjip Nazarene Hospital
The hospital chaplains and staff get the chance to…
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November 20, 2021 - Whose kingdom?
It’s downright crazy how much can change in one year…
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Support the work
Our work in PNG will be on a volunteer basis. The first 2 years we will receive funding from World Medical Mission that covers about 50% of our expenses, after that we will need to raise 100% of our own support. If you would like to financially join with us in serving the people of Papua New Guinea, click the Give button below to go to our missionary giving page. Thank you!
If you prefer to give by check, you can send to:
General Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene
P.O. Box 843116
Kansas City, MO 64184
Make check payable to “General Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene” and write “Stewardson Deputation” on the memo line. Thank you!
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