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(5pp). When Christ sent out the twelve disciples on their first missionary tour, He bade them, "As ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." Matthew 10:7, 8. So the New Testament has directed, and medical missionaries have been trying to fulfill that command since the mid nineteenth century, unfortunately it is becoming more and more expensive to do so.
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Introduction When Christ sent out the twelve disciples on their first missionary tour, He bade them, "As ye go, preach, saying, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the
sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give." Matthew 10:7, 8. So, the New Testament has directed; and medical missionaries have
been trying to fulfill that command since the mid nineteenth century, unfortunately it is becoming more and more expensive to do so. History Medical missions is a relatively recent phenomenon:
by 1850 there were only twelve to fifteen medical missionaries. However, by 1900 there were approximately 650 medical missionaries, 128 of whom were British. Between 1850 and 1950, more
than 1,500 British medical missionaries served in developing countries. The World Missionary Atlas, published in 1925, gave the total number of missionary doctors from Europe and America as 1,157. In
addition, there were 614 national physicians serving in mission hospitals. Most of these were trained at one of the 19 Christian medical colleges offering a full medical course. According to
Aitken (1984) there were 914 students enrolled in these schools in 1925. This does not include the 1,932 nursing students enrolled in the 66 nursing schools run by missions in
1925. Medical missions today If one looked at only one nation to document the impact, of Christian medical missions, the best example would be India. According to Sanders (1984), only
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