Friends

Individuals

We have a growing network of friendly individuals. Some have trained or volunteered with us in the past. Others have got chatting to us somewhere around the globe. But most have stumbled across us whilst surfing the net.

A few give their time, money or goods. Some pray. All support. And we’re thrilled to announce that, from 2025, all friends will receive quarterly updates to inform their support.

We have been overdue in establishing a regular e-update for our friends. From now on, we will be sending out e-newsletters in March, June, September and December. New friends are always welcome. Do sign up!

Organizations

Apart from friendly individuals, we also cooperate with a number of friendly, like-minded institutions and organizations. With some, it’s a one-way relationship - they help us, or we help us. With others, it’s two-way - we help each others. Regardless, we aim to always operate with discretion and tact, and we respect the need for privacy. This is especially important because the Christian faith, offender healthcare and torture & ill-treatment are sensitive subjects in many countries. So we are able to talk openly about only a small minority of our alliances, including…

International Christian Medical and Dental Association

We utilise ICMDA’s resources and contacts

ICMDA exists to start and strengthen Christian national medical and dental movements, including our partner CMF (see below). Many of our volunteers learn of our work through ICMDA contacts. We utilise some of its many resources. And on occasion our chief medical officer contributes to its webinar series.

Medical Missionary News

MMN provide some bursaries to some our trainees

MMN aims to follow the example Jesus set: to provide support to those in need in a practical way and use the opportunity to share the Good News of God's saving grace.

One of its services is providing bursaries to Christian healthcare students preparing to go on elective. Several of our elective students have benefitted from this generosity.

Philippine Outreach Centre Ministries

POCM has a special place in our heart: they were our first partner in the Philippines, from 2015 until the start of the pandemic years.

Located near Subic Town in the Zambales region, they do spiritual in-reach into local prisons, run an evangelical church, and provide both residential care and schooling for needy children including those whose parents are imprisoned. We remain on friendly terms and commend them to would-be supporters.

Triple B Care Projects

We refer ex-detainees and dependents with complex wounds to Triple B for specialist treatment

Based in the Zambales region of the Philippines, Nurse Val Smith-Orr and her colleague Mam Evelyn assist patients who suffer from Burns, Bingot and Bulate (Tagalog for cleft lip & palate and worms respectively).

On occasion, we refer ex-detainees and dependents for specialist care of complex wounds, and we send students to their clinic to see wound care in action. We commend Triple B to would-be supporters.

Partners

We have entered into official partnership with a few key organizational friends. And we are able to talk openly about most of these relationships…

Christian Medical Fellowship

We are extremely close to CMF, a UK medical membership organisation that unites and equips Christian doctors and nurses to live and speak for Jesus Christ.

Our co-founders Mark and Rachael have been CMF members since they were at medical school. By accident rather than design, Mark is both CEO of CMF and Acting Chair of our UK Board. And, again coincidentally, all the medical members of our UK Board are CMF members.

We partnered with CMF during the pandemic by creating and running a Health & Justice Track for its members. From time to time we run joint events such as Speaking Truth to Power. And well over half of our elective students, other trainees and healthcare volunteers are CMF members.