We celebrated our 10th year! The 2025 Mobilizing Medicine & Missions (M3) Conference was highly successful. Over a decade, M3 has connected, inspired, and guided individuals to their missions. Attendees networked, listened to speakers, and explored the Exhibit Hall. We hosted over 750 attendees, more than 70 exhibitors, and over 20 speakers globally, with strong support from sponsors and church partners.
The 2025 theme, “Who will go for us?” based on Isaiah 6:8, directed participants to serve ‘the least of these’ through plenary and breakout sessions. The Project of the Year award supported Egbe Medical Missions. Attendees reflected in the prayer room and heard God's guidance. By the end, they felt inspired, challenged, and ready to help ‘the least of these’.
Join us next year on February 20-21, 2026.
2025 Speaker Sessions
2025 M3 Conference Hosts
2025 M3 Conference Speakers
Speaker
Sam Fabiano, MD, FCS(ECSA)
Co-Program Director PAACS General Surgery Program
Evangelical Medical Center of Lubango, Angola
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Speaker
Mollie Gordon, MA, MD
Associate Professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry
Baylor College of Medicine
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Speaker
Shannon Hamilton, MS, PA-C, DIMPH
Global Health Technical Specialist
Samaritan's Purse
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Speaker
Diane Petrie, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Infectious Diseases Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
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Speaker
Allan T. Sawyer, MD, MS, MATS
Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
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Speaker
James Tour, PhD
T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Rice University
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Advanced Pricing
Main conference registration includes access to the Exhibit Hall, access to Plenary and Breakout speaker sessions, dessert on Friday, and breakfast and boxed lunch on Saturday. Up to 3 CME credits are available during the main conference Breakout Sessions for an additional fee (see pricing chart below); CLICK HERE to learn more about this CME option.
(A Pre-Conference Workshop is also available for an additional fee with an option to earn up to 7 CME credits; CLICK HERE for more information about the Pre-Conference Workshop.)
NOTE: The prices below are available online through Thursday, February 20. Starting Friday, February 21, registration will be available onsite and different pricing will apply.
| Attendee Registrant Type | *Early Bird rates end December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Physician/Dentist | $75 / $95 |
| Nurse | $55 / $75 |
| Other Medical Professional Allied Health, Admin., etc. | $55 / $75 |
| Non Medical Professional Outside the medical industry | $55 / $75 |
| Missionary Currently active in missions or retired missionary | $55 / $65 |
| Medical Resident-in-Training | $55 / $65 |
| Student High school, college, medical | $55 / $65 |
| Add up to 3 CME Credits during Main Conference Breakout Sessions | $50 / $50 (this fee is in addition to the registration fees listed above) |
| Add a Pre-Conference Workshop | $80 without CME / $120 with up to 7 CME Credits |
*Early Bird rates end December 31, 2024
EVENT REGISTRATION CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY:
- No refunds will be issued for cancelled registrations or no shows.
- Please note that in the event of circumstances beyond its control, Lakewood Church reserves the right to cancel any event. In the event of a cancellation, event registrations will be refunded; however, Lakewood Church is not liable for any expenses (i.e. travel, etc.) incurred by participants as a result of such cancellation.
2025 M3 PROJECT OF THE YEAR:
Egbe Hospital and ECWA College of Nursing Sciences
In a 100 mile radius of thick bush where close to 200,000 farmers, herdsmen and traders live in small villages and towns, there is the town of Egbe where ECWA Hospital Egbe, founded in 1952 was on the verge of collapse due to the lack of leadership and insufficient resources. In 2012, it was little more than a clinic and patients were often turned away due to limited qualified staff, outdated equipment, poor water supply and little electricity. The community and entire region suffered from a severe lack of healthcare and pleaded for a revitalization of the hospital.
Hearing the call, Egbe Medical Mission was formed to completely restore, rebuild, re-equip and restaff Egbe Hospital and ECWA College of Nursing Sciences. Empowering the surrounding community and stepping out in faith we committed to build infrastructure, provide compassionate, Christ-centered healthcare and training, equip Nigerians, create sustainable systems, best practices, and share the love of Christ in all we do.
Through collaborative efforts with mission minded partners, donors, and volunteers, Egbe Medical Mission has launched comprehensive initiatives, including:
- Visit local churches in Egbe and ask for fervent prayer for success and villagers that could donate labor (best estimate is 800 a day praying for the revitalization)
- Rebuild, re-roof buildings and construct many new ones, build a reservoir, and install solar and diesel generators
- Send shipping containers from the USA with medical and construction equipment
- Install Starlink and other forms of technology to enable virtual training, mentoring, telemedicine and operational efficiencies.
- Recruit Nigerians and establish training programs for medical and non-medical professionals
- Fundraise, seek volunteers and missionaries, financial partners and share the story of what God is doing.
Egbe Medical Mission has transformed Egbe Hospital & College of Nursing Sciences into a Beacon of Hope and Healing:
- The hospital now serves over 30,000 patients annually, performs 1200 surgeries and delivers 450 babies
- Six Nigerian Family Medicine residents are in training along with 450 Nursing and Midwifery students
- 6 ministering chaplains speaking different languages serve the patients, their relatives, the staff, and the students
- The quality of our work is the platform or our witness especially to government accreditation officers impressed with our standard far above country standards
- Through benevolent care, thousands of vulnerable patients have received free or subsidized medical services.
- Lives are being healed, communities strengthened, and a sustainable healthcare model is being established in one of Nigeria's most underserved regions
2025 Conference Program (handbook)
The 2025 M3 Conference Program
Download the conference program to have the conference schedule, speaker/session information, exhibitors, and much more right at your fingertips!
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M3 Conference Schedule
February 21-22, 2025
Lakewood Church | Houston, TX
Friday, February 21
8:00am
Pre-Conference Workshop (Ends at 4 p.m.) (The Loft, 4th Floor)
4:00 p.m.
Dinner on own
6:00 p.m.
Main Conference Registration/Check-In
Exhibit Hall (2nd Floor)
Lakewood Church Bookstore opens (Closes at 10:30 p.m.) (2nd Floor)
7:00 p.m.
Here I Am. Send Them
Speaker: Bill Rhodes, MD
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
God must come down before we can ascend. Dr. Bill Rhodes will delve into Isaiah 6 and Exodus 3 and 4, examining the stairway from heaven. He will also reflect on the Rhodes family's journey to and in Kapsowar, highlighting that the solution to pollution is dilution, with God's answer to chaos and disparity being more hands and feet.
The Future of Mission Training Hospitals
Speaker: Rick Allen
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
The opportunity exists to significantly increase the number of national physicians trained in Christ centered residency programs in Africa and Asia. In order for this to occur we need to consider new models for revitalizing and upgrading the hospitals. We will walk through a bold, new, “360 degree” plan for increasing the capacity of existing and new residency programs in order to assure success, for today, and into the future.
Kingdom Metrics in Missions
Speaker: Jason Fader, MD
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
How should we measure success in the world of missions? Over the past decade, Dr. Jason Fader has been a part of a team of doctors who have seen significant growth in a rural mission hospital in Burundi. Thousands of operations are now being done each year, hundreds are coming to know Christ, and dozens of doctors are being trained. We will explore whether this should actually be considered “successful” in missions, and if not, what is?
Here I Am. Send Them
Speaker: Bill Rhodes, MD
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
God must come down before we can ascend. Dr. Bill Rhodes will delve into Isaiah 6 and Exodus 3 and 4, examining the stairway from heaven. He will also reflect on the Rhodes family's journey to and in Kapsowar, highlighting that the solution to pollution is dilution, with God's answer to chaos and disparity being more hands and feet.
The Future of Mission Training Hospitals
Speaker: Rick Allen
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
The opportunity exists to significantly increase the number of national physicians trained in Christ centered residency programs in Africa and Asia. In order for this to occur we need to consider new models for revitalizing and upgrading the hospitals. We will walk through a bold, new, “360 degree” plan for increasing the capacity of existing and new residency programs in order to assure success, for today, and into the future.
Kingdom Metrics in Missions
Speaker: Jason Fader, MD
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
How should we measure success in the world of missions? Over the past decade, Dr. Jason Fader has been a part of a team of doctors who have seen significant growth in a rural mission hospital in Burundi. Thousands of operations are now being done each year, hundreds are coming to know Christ, and dozens of doctors are being trained. We will explore whether this should actually be considered “successful” in missions, and if not, what is?
9:00 p.m.
Dessert & Coffee (Food Court, 2nd Floor)
Exhibit Hall (2nd Floor)
Prayer Room (Trailblazers Area, Rooms 2028/2029, 2nd Floor)
Poster Presentation Session (New Beginnings Room, 2nd Floor)
10:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Closes
Saturday, February 22
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast (Food Court, 2nd Floor)
Exhibit Hall (2nd Floor)
Prayer Room (Trailblazers Area, Rooms 2028/2029, 2nd Floor)
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Orthopaedic Considerations in Disaster Relief Settings
Speaker: Leland McCluskey, MD
Room: Mission Control, 3rd Floor
Description:
In this session, we will explore typical diagnostic and treatment considerations in disaster relief contexts, with a specific focus on managing injuries caused by earthquakes. The session will highlight the importance of triage, addressing urgent needs for primary responders, and the essential surgical procedures involved.
Preparing Our Hearts for the Mission Field Like a Neighbor
Speaker: Emily Smith, PhD, MSPH
Room: Trailblazers, 2nd Floor
Description:
Preparing for mission work can be daunting, but faith like the Good Samaritan and Nehemiah can help. This session will explore preparing our hearts for the mission field through the story of the Good Samaritan and focus on the three “C’s” of neighboring: Centering, Cost, and Courage. Learn how to center like the Good Samaritan, count the cost, and find courage to live a joyful, hopeful, abundant life of neighboring. The session will also discuss serving like Nehemiah, identifying our own good work, recognizing distractions, and finishing the work God calls us to.
Becoming Fluent in Difficult Stories: An Introduction to Understanding Trauma and its Impact on Children (CME)
Speaker: Beth Guckenberger
Room: Loft, 4th Floor
Description:
How to manage the tension between hope and hard. This workshop will address the reality of working within stories that aren't easy and don't have predictable futures. We'll discuss spiritual disciplines and practical strategies that help us understand what matters most. Combining proven research with faith-based principles, learn practical tips you can pass along on how to serve children from hard places.
Nurses in Global Health - Innovative Practices to ensure Helping truly Helps (CME)
Speaker: Diane Petrie, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Room: Warehouse, 4th Floor
Description:
In a world of immense and ever-evolving needs, it is crucial to shift our perspectives and approaches towards aid. Together, we will explore creative solutions and fresh perspectives to ensure our efforts make a meaningful impact and truly help those in need. Let's pave the way for a brighter, healthier future through compassionate and innovative nursing practices.
Propelling Your Career as a Christian Professional
Speaker: James Tour, PhD
Room: 3022-3023, 3rd floor
Description:
In this session, we will explore how to integrate faith and career, offering practical strategies and insights for Christian professionals looking to excel in their careers while staying true to their beliefs. From navigating ethical dilemmas to leveraging values-based leadership, this session will provide guidance on how to thrive professionally while honoring your Christian principles.
Designing, Building, and Maintaining Rural Mission Hospitals
Speaker: Jason Fader, MD & Caleb Fader, PE
Room: Chapel, 3rd Floor
Description:
Rural mission hospitals are difficult to design, build, and maintain. Water and power often need to be sourced locally. Complex medical equipment breaks easily due to strenuous conditions. Construction equipment like bulldozers and cranes are not available. This creates some unique challenges, as well as opportunities for innovation. Brothers Caleb and Jason Fader (engineer and surgeon, respectively) have spent the last decade helping to design, build, and maintain Kibuye Hope Hospital in rural Burundi. The hospital has grown from 80 to 347 beds during this time, and now performs over 3,500 operations annually (up from 600). They will share some ideas and innovations they have learned along the way, which apply to many different mission hospital settings.
Orthopaedic Considerations in Disaster Relief Settings
Speaker: Leland McCluskey, MD
Room: Mission Control, 3rd Floor
Description:
In this session, we will explore typical diagnostic and treatment considerations in disaster relief contexts, with a specific focus on managing injuries caused by earthquakes. The session will highlight the importance of triage, addressing urgent needs for primary responders, and the essential surgical procedures involved.
Preparing Our Hearts for the Mission Field Like a Neighbor
Speaker: Emily Smith, PhD, MSPH
Room: Trailblazers, 2nd Floor
Description:
Preparing for mission work can be daunting, but faith like the Good Samaritan and Nehemiah can help. This session will explore preparing our hearts for the mission field through the story of the Good Samaritan and focus on the three “C’s” of neighboring: Centering, Cost, and Courage. Learn how to center like the Good Samaritan, count the cost, and find courage to live a joyful, hopeful, abundant life of neighboring. The session will also discuss serving like Nehemiah, identifying our own good work, recognizing distractions, and finishing the work God calls us to.
Becoming Fluent in Difficult Stories: An Introduction to Understanding Trauma and its Impact on Children (CME)
Speaker: Beth Guckenberger
Room: Loft, 4th Floor
Description:
How to manage the tension between hope and hard. This workshop will address the reality of working within stories that aren't easy and don't have predictable futures. We'll discuss spiritual disciplines and practical strategies that help us understand what matters most. Combining proven research with faith-based principles, learn practical tips you can pass along on how to serve children from hard places.
Nurses in Global Health - Innovative Practices to ensure Helping truly Helps (CME)
Speaker: Diane Petrie, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Room: Warehouse, 4th Floor
Description:
In a world of immense and ever-evolving needs, it is crucial to shift our perspectives and approaches towards aid. Together, we will explore creative solutions and fresh perspectives to ensure our efforts make a meaningful impact and truly help those in need. Let's pave the way for a brighter, healthier future through compassionate and innovative nursing practices.
Propelling Your Career as a Christian Professional
Speaker: James Tour, PhD
Room: 3022-3023, 3rd floor
Description:
In this session, we will explore how to integrate faith and career, offering practical strategies and insights for Christian professionals looking to excel in their careers while staying true to their beliefs. From navigating ethical dilemmas to leveraging values-based leadership, this session will provide guidance on how to thrive professionally while honoring your Christian principles.
Designing, Building, and Maintaining Rural Mission Hospitals
Speaker: Jason Fader, MD & Caleb Fader, PE
Room: Chapel, 3rd Floor
Description:
Rural mission hospitals are difficult to design, build, and maintain. Water and power often need to be sourced locally. Complex medical equipment breaks easily due to strenuous conditions. Construction equipment like bulldozers and cranes are not available. This creates some unique challenges, as well as opportunities for innovation. Brothers Caleb and Jason Fader (engineer and surgeon, respectively) have spent the last decade helping to design, build, and maintain Kibuye Hope Hospital in rural Burundi. The hospital has grown from 80 to 347 beds during this time, and now performs over 3,500 operations annually (up from 600). They will share some ideas and innovations they have learned along the way, which apply to many different mission hospital settings.
9:50 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m.
Managing Rare and Atypical Obstetric Emergencies (CME)
Speaker: Allan T. Sawyer, MD, MS, MATS
Room: Mission Control, 3rd Floor
Description:
Dr. Sawyer will take scenarios from over two decades of serving in limited resource settings and having delivered over 12,000 babies. He will present how to manage these complications within the limitations of mission hospitals. Students as well as seasoned physicians will all take away something from this presentation.
Harnessing the Strength of Prayer in Support Raising
Speaker: Herschel Rothchild
Room: Trailblazers, 2nd Floor
Description:
The cattle on a thousand hills are the Lord's. It is all God's. We need to rest in Him and trust Him for all things, including the provision of support that you need to raise. Let's look at a Biblical view of trusting God for support and see what your next steps are.
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Resilience (CME)
Speaker: Sam Thielman, MD, PhD
Room: Loft, 4th Floor
Description:
Burnout and compassion fatigue can undercut mission effectiveness for Christians working in healthcare settings overseas. This presentation draws from Dr. Thielman's experiences a psychiatrist working with Americans in stressful assignments. In particular, it describes red flags for burnout and compassionate fatigue, and more importantly, the resilience factors that promote long term effectiveness, and how we can , by God’s grace, lead lives that support resilience and endurance as we work for God’s kingdom.
Mastering Cholera: Clinical Management and Rapid Containment Strategies (CME)
Speaker: Shannon Hamilton, MS, PA-C
Room: Warehouse, 4th Floor
Description:
Transition your current skills to an infectious disease context and gain mastery in cholera response strategies. Learners will be introduced to the key components of a cholera response including etiology, prevention strategies, diagnosis, clinical case management protocols, and complex challenges in care. Knowledge will then be applied through engaging in case studies and a review of a recent outbreak in Malawi.
The Power of Jesus in Missions
Speaker: Danny Joseph, MD
Room: 3022-3023, 3rd floor
Description:
In this session, we will explore the transformative power of the Name of Jesus and how it can bring light to dark areas far beyond what we can offer as individuals or organizations. Dr. Joseph will share some ways that the Name of Jesus has changed lives and communities in India, Africa, and Nepal.
Answering the Call: From Aviation to Mission Impact
Speaker: Don Campion
Room: Chapel, 3rd Floor
Description:
Don Campion grew up as a missionary kid in Nigeria, yet his journey took him into building a large aviation business. Little did he know, God would call him back to use his professional expertise to revitalize Egbe Hospital and College of Nursing, bringing hope and healing to thousands. In this session, Don shares his unique story of integrating faith, business, and missions, challenging others to embrace their own call to serve. Discover how God equips and uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways to answer, “Who will go for us?”
Managing Rare and Atypical Obstetric Emergencies (CME)
Speaker: Allan T. Sawyer, MD, MS, MATS
Room: Mission Control, 3rd Floor
Description:
Dr. Sawyer will take scenarios from over two decades of serving in limited resource settings and having delivered over 12,000 babies. He will present how to manage these complications within the limitations of mission hospitals. Students as well as seasoned physicians will all take away something from this presentation.
Harnessing the Strength of Prayer in Support Raising
Speaker: Herschel Rothchild
Room: Trailblazers, 2nd Floor
Description:
The cattle on a thousand hills are the Lord's. It is all God's. We need to rest in Him and trust Him for all things, including the provision of support that you need to raise. Let's look at a Biblical view of trusting God for support and see what your next steps are.
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Resilience (CME)
Speaker: Sam Thielman, MD, PhD
Room: Loft, 4th Floor
Description:
Burnout and compassion fatigue can undercut mission effectiveness for Christians working in healthcare settings overseas. This presentation draws from Dr. Thielman's experiences a psychiatrist working with Americans in stressful assignments. In particular, it describes red flags for burnout and compassionate fatigue, and more importantly, the resilience factors that promote long term effectiveness, and how we can , by God’s grace, lead lives that support resilience and endurance as we work for God’s kingdom.
Mastering Cholera: Clinical Management and Rapid Containment Strategies (CME)
Speaker: Shannon Hamilton, MS, PA-C
Room: Warehouse, 4th Floor
Description:
Transition your current skills to an infectious disease context and gain mastery in cholera response strategies. Learners will be introduced to the key components of a cholera response including etiology, prevention strategies, diagnosis, clinical case management protocols, and complex challenges in care. Knowledge will then be applied through engaging in case studies and a review of a recent outbreak in Malawi.
The Power of Jesus in Missions
Speaker: Danny Joseph, MD
Room: 3022-3023, 3rd floor
Description:
In this session, we will explore the transformative power of the Name of Jesus and how it can bring light to dark areas far beyond what we can offer as individuals or organizations. Dr. Joseph will share some ways that the Name of Jesus has changed lives and communities in India, Africa, and Nepal.
Answering the Call: From Aviation to Mission Impact
Speaker: Don Campion
Room: Chapel, 3rd Floor
Description:
Don Campion grew up as a missionary kid in Nigeria, yet his journey took him into building a large aviation business. Little did he know, God would call him back to use his professional expertise to revitalize Egbe Hospital and College of Nursing, bringing hope and healing to thousands. In this session, Don shares his unique story of integrating faith, business, and missions, challenging others to embrace their own call to serve. Discover how God equips and uses ordinary people in extraordinary ways to answer, “Who will go for us?”
10:50 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
Unfamiliarity with Common Surgical Diseases in Low-Resource Settings (CME)
Speaker: Jason Fader, MD
Room: Mission Control, 3rd Floor
Description:
When working in some contexts, surgeons might have to work outside their typical scope of practice. While not ideal, this is made much easier in the past decade through easy communication with colleagues who are specialists in a given area and an abundance of written and internet-based resources. For those in training it is important to see as wide a breadth of patients as possible to increase your usefulness in the developing world.
The Power of Mission: 3 Ways Missions Can Transform Your Life
Speaker: Joël Malm
Room: Trailblazers, 2nd Floor
Description:
There are a handful of things in life that, once you experience them, change everything. Going on Mission is one of those. In this session, Joel Malm will show you three powerful transformations that can happen in your life when you engage in God‘s call to reach the world. If you’re unsure if you should go, where you should go, or what you could do — don’t miss this session!
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Resilience
Speaker: Sam Thielman, MD, PhD
Room: Loft, 4th Floor
Description:
Burnout and compassion fatigue can undercut mission effectiveness for Christians working in healthcare settings overseas. This presentation draws from Dr. Thielman’s experiences a psychiatrist working with Americans in stressful assignments. In particular, it describes red flags for burnout and compassionate fatigue, and more importantly, the resilience factors that promote long term effectiveness, and how we can , by God’s grace, lead lives that support resilience and endurance as we work for God’s kingdom.
Nurses Q&A Panel
Facilitator: Mary E. Hermiz, RN, MSN, EdD
Room: Warehouse, 4th Floor
Description:
Join us for an interactive panel discussion with nurses of various levels and experiences. Bring your questions about short-term trip opportunities, funding, balancing family and career, deciphering your call, and more. We want to hear from you!
The And/Also of Jesus: Living and Giving the Abundant Life
Speaker: Emily Smith, PhD, MSPH
Room: 3022-3023, 3rd floor
Description:
This session will encourage the audience to think bigger about global health. In Africa, families often face a choice between paying for healthcare for one child or feeding the rest, leading to poverty. As researchers or global health practitioners, we can get trapped in a scarcity model. This talk will focus on the ‘And, Also’ approach – providing healthcare while protecting families from poverty. I will share stories and data from my work as a global health epidemiologist, highlighting the power of addressing healthcare and poverty together, even at the United Nations.
Human Trafficking: An International Public Health Issue (CME)
Speaker: Mollie Gordon, MA, MD
Room: Chapel, 3rd Floor
Description:
Human trafficking is a serious violation of human rights and a public health crisis. This session will explain what trafficking is, look at the reasons people are vulnerable, and explore the medical and mental effects of labor and sexual exploitation. We will discuss how to create a human trafficking program in healthcare systems and the role of healthcare providers. The session will also focus on educating teams, screening, and connecting victims and survivors with the support they need.
Unfamiliarity with Common Surgical Diseases in Low-Resource Settings (CME)
Speaker: Jason Fader, MD
Room: Mission Control, 3rd Floor
Description:
When working in some contexts, surgeons might have to work outside their typical scope of practice. While not ideal, this is made much easier in the past decade through easy communication with colleagues who are specialists in a given area and an abundance of written and internet-based resources. For those in training it is important to see as wide a breadth of patients as possible to increase your usefulness in the developing world.
The Power of Mission: 3 Ways Missions Can Transform Your Life
Speaker: Joël Malm
Room: Trailblazers, 2nd Floor
Description:
There are a handful of things in life that, once you experience them, change everything. Going on Mission is one of those. In this session, Joel Malm will show you three powerful transformations that can happen in your life when you engage in God‘s call to reach the world. If you’re unsure if you should go, where you should go, or what you could do — don’t miss this session!
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Resilience
Speaker: Sam Thielman, MD, PhD
Room: Loft, 4th Floor
Description:
Burnout and compassion fatigue can undercut mission effectiveness for Christians working in healthcare settings overseas. This presentation draws from Dr. Thielman’s experiences a psychiatrist working with Americans in stressful assignments. In particular, it describes red flags for burnout and compassionate fatigue, and more importantly, the resilience factors that promote long term effectiveness, and how we can , by God’s grace, lead lives that support resilience and endurance as we work for God’s kingdom.
Nurses Q&A Panel
Facilitator: Mary E. Hermiz, RN, MSN, EdD
Room: Warehouse, 4th Floor
Description:
Join us for an interactive panel discussion with nurses of various levels and experiences. Bring your questions about short-term trip opportunities, funding, balancing family and career, deciphering your call, and more. We want to hear from you!
The And/Also of Jesus: Living and Giving the Abundant Life
Speaker: Emily Smith, PhD, MSPH
Room: 3022-3023, 3rd floor
Description:
This session will encourage the audience to think bigger about global health. In Africa, families often face a choice between paying for healthcare for one child or feeding the rest, leading to poverty. As researchers or global health practitioners, we can get trapped in a scarcity model. This talk will focus on the ‘And, Also’ approach – providing healthcare while protecting families from poverty. I will share stories and data from my work as a global health epidemiologist, highlighting the power of addressing healthcare and poverty together, even at the United Nations.
Human Trafficking: An International Public Health Issue (CME)
Speaker: Mollie Gordon, MA, MD
Room: Chapel, 3rd Floor
Description:
Human trafficking is a serious violation of human rights and a public health crisis. This session will explain what trafficking is, look at the reasons people are vulnerable, and explore the medical and mental effects of labor and sexual exploitation. We will discuss how to create a human trafficking program in healthcare systems and the role of healthcare providers. The session will also focus on educating teams, screening, and connecting victims and survivors with the support they need.
12:00 p.m.
Lunch (Food Court, 2nd Floor)
Exhibit Hall (2nd Floor)
Prayer Room (Choir Loft Breakroom, 2nd Floor)
Nurse's Networking Session (Trailblazers Room, 2nd Floor)
Families in Missions Q&A Session (Mission Control, 3rd Floor)
Student Networking Session (The Loft/Café, 4th Floor)
Lakewood Church Bookstore (2nd Floor)
Prayer Room (Trailblazers Area, Rooms 2028/2029, 2nd Floor)
2:00 p.m.
Journey to Joy: The Surprising Path to Resiliency
Speaker: Shannon Hamilton, MS, PA-C, DIMPH
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
Burn out and self care are hot topics in the medical field. But what if the path to resiliency and joy in medicine is a different one than the world would tell us to take? This session explores the Journey to Joy thru responding to suffering in missions and healthcare. Through personal testimonies, including experiences at the Ebola Treatment Center in the DRC and the COVID Field Hospital in Central Park, the speaker highlights the biblical call to enter into the suffering of others. Come explore the mystery of how trials can lead to joy, endurance, and hope as we embody God’s heart in our work.
Presence Matters
Speaker: Beth Guckenberger
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
Join Beth Guckenberger, a veteran non-profit leader in child welfare and an adoptive and foster parent, as she shares with wisdom and hope practical strategies for working with children and parents who have a trauma history.
Empowering Health Equity through Faith, Compassion, and Innovation
Speaker: Echo Nomsa VanderWal
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
Echo VanderWal, co-founder with her husband Dr. Harry VanderWal of The Luke Commission (TLC), shares a deeply personal journey of faith and innovation that has reshaped healthcare delivery in Eswatini, the country with the highest prevalence of HIV globally. Over two decades, TLC has scaled to serve over 300,000 patients annually, leveraging bold, patient-centered solutions like a purpose-built digital ecosystem, Africa’s largest PSA oxygen plant, a drone delivery network, and self-contained telehealth hubs.
Rooted in a Christ-centered mission to serve "Every Last One" with the same care and compassion as a family member, Echo illustrates how compassion and cutting-edge technology can leapfrog traditional approaches, bringing equitable, high-quality care to underserved communities. This talk challenges you to reimagine what's possible when faith drives innovation and love inspires action, inviting all of us to mobilize for a future where health equity is not just a vision but a global reality.
Journey to Joy: The Surprising Path to Resiliency
Speaker: Shannon Hamilton, MS, PA-C, DIMPH
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
Burn out and self care are hot topics in the medical field. But what if the path to resiliency and joy in medicine is a different one than the world would tell us to take? This session explores the Journey to Joy thru responding to suffering in missions and healthcare. Through personal testimonies, including experiences at the Ebola Treatment Center in the DRC and the COVID Field Hospital in Central Park, the speaker highlights the biblical call to enter into the suffering of others. Come explore the mystery of how trials can lead to joy, endurance, and hope as we embody God’s heart in our work.
Presence Matters
Speaker: Beth Guckenberger
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
Join Beth Guckenberger, a veteran non-profit leader in child welfare and an adoptive and foster parent, as she shares with wisdom and hope practical strategies for working with children and parents who have a trauma history.
Empowering Health Equity through Faith, Compassion, and Innovation
Speaker: Echo Nomsa VanderWal
Room: Main Sanctuary
Description:
Echo VanderWal, co-founder with her husband Dr. Harry VanderWal of The Luke Commission (TLC), shares a deeply personal journey of faith and innovation that has reshaped healthcare delivery in Eswatini, the country with the highest prevalence of HIV globally. Over two decades, TLC has scaled to serve over 300,000 patients annually, leveraging bold, patient-centered solutions like a purpose-built digital ecosystem, Africa’s largest PSA oxygen plant, a drone delivery network, and self-contained telehealth hubs.
Rooted in a Christ-centered mission to serve "Every Last One" with the same care and compassion as a family member, Echo illustrates how compassion and cutting-edge technology can leapfrog traditional approaches, bringing equitable, high-quality care to underserved communities. This talk challenges you to reimagine what's possible when faith drives innovation and love inspires action, inviting all of us to mobilize for a future where health equity is not just a vision but a global reality.
4:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall (2nd Floor)
Prayer Room (Trailblazers Area, Rooms 2028/2029, 2nd Floor)
5:00 p.m.
Conference Ends
M3 Pre-Conference Workshop (Optional)
Workshop Details
Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
Time:8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop Title: Newborn-Child Health
Location:Lakewood Church, 3700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77027 (4th Floor)
Workshop Description
Newborns and children are especially vulnerable to illness and death, and improvements in health services hold great potential to protect them. This workshop addresses the unique and especially critical issues of newborn-child healthcare, including prenatal care, nutrition, newborn resuscitation, well-newborn care, and common neonatal and childhood diseases.
Workshop Details
Workshop Hosted By:Institute for International Medicine (INMED)
Workshop Facilitators:Nicholas Comninellis MD, MPH, DIMPH; Sam Fabiano, MD, FCS(ECSA); Hannah Myrick Anderson, MD; Hibba Haider, MD, MIH; Diane Petrie, MSN, FNP, APRN
Capacity: Space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first come, first registered basis.
Parking Info: More information will be sent to you by email.
Schedule
Morning Session
8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.
Dinner on Own
8:20 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
The Impact of Poverty on Child Health (Petrie)
9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Prenatal Care (Anderson)
9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Break
9:50 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Well Child Care (Petrie)
10:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Pediatric Surgical Emergencies (Fabiano)
11:10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Break
11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pediatric Emergency Care (Petrie)
Afternoon Session
1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Chronic Malnutrition and Stunting (Haider)
1:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Helping Babies Breathe Newborn Resuscitation (Comninellis)
3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Child health Cases Studies (Comninellis)
Competency Objectives:
- Explain the impact of poverty on child health
- List essential principles of prenatal care
- List essential principles of well child care
- Describe common pediatric surgical emergencies
- Explain the relationship between chronic malnutrition and stunting
- Describe basic newborn resuscitation
- Describe evaluation of common childhood syndromes
Faculty
Nicholas Comninellis
MD, MPH, DIMPH, President & Professor, Institute for International Medicine
nicholas@inmed.us
+1 (816) 520-6900
Hannah Myrick Anderson
MD, Missionary physician in Honduras with Christian Health Service Corps
hannahmyrick@gmail.com
+1 (816) 726-9635
Sam Fabiano
MD, Faculty surgeon in Angola at CEML Hospital
samfabio@gmail.com
+241 (0) 7 67 62 58
Hibba Haider
MD, MIH, Pediatrician, Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore, Pakistan
hibbahaider@gmail.com
Diane Petrie
MSN, FNP, APRN, Nurse practitioner at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
dianerpetrie@gmail.com
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