The staff of the Kigoma Baptist Hospital in Tanzania never knows what “typical” day might bring.
The hospital’s reputation as a quality medical facility gives staff members the opportunity “to get people to listen to us about medical care and how to follow Jesus,” said staff members. The hospital admits about 120 patients a month and provides outpatient care for up to 1,400 people a month through the clinic.
Among the hospital’s ongoing ministry efforts are chapel services held each day in the clinic waiting area as dozens of Muslims wait to receive medical care. The hospital chaplain also shows Swahili versions of the “Jesus” video and other Christian programs throughout the day.
The hospital averages about one or two Christian conversions a week. “When the assistant chaplain comes to me on the ward and says, “I’ve just talked with a Muslim woman who accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior,” that makes me feel like, ‘Yes, we’re accomplishing something,” said surgeon Susan Smith, missionary team leader at the 35-bed hospital. (BP)
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