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Written by descendants with access to extensive letters, this is an account of the life of one of the China Inland Mission's most distinguished doctors. Such records provide valuable accounts for those interested in the history of Chinese medical missions. Anyone thinking of going to China should read it to...
ICMDA F ollowing the whirlwind excitement and encouragement of the 2006 Sydney World Congress it has been so strengthening to learn of ongoing growth and development for the kingdom around the world, particularly in South America. The next World Congress in 2010 will be in Punta del Este, Uruguay....
ICMDA The ICMDA XIII World 'Health and Hope'Congress was an incredible time encompassing a number of gatherings of God's people which culminated in being together at the Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia. Regional Secretaries met each other for the first time to talk about their expectations for the Regions. The...
ICMDA Hope in Christ As CMF News goes to press around 1,000 delegates will be sharing in the experience and fellowship of all the ICMDA World Congress in Sydney, Australia on 7-16 July 2006. The conference theme is 'Health and Hope'. Greater than just hope in numbers, is the hope...
ICMDA Short Term Missions For many years ICMDA member organisations have been involved in short term missions as an outreach to neighbouring countries. Those who have participated and shared in this experience have benefited enormously in their own spiritual journeys. This adds further to the value these outreach projects are...
Visit to Central America and Brazil - 14-26 November 2005 At the Conference in Ecuador in December 2004 the Regional ICMDA Secretary, Dr Luis Urrutia, extended an invitation to attend the X1 Congreso Centreamericano to be held in San Salvador from 17-19 November 2005. This visit afforded the opportunity to...
Visit to North East Asia 16 August - 5 September 2005 The 34th Annual Exchange Programme, linking the Christian Medical Association of Japan, Korea and Taiwan, took place from 15-21 August 2005 in Karuizawa, Japan.This event opened the door for Priscilla and I also to visit the ICMDA member organizations...
ICMDA appointed its first Area Student Representatives (ASRs) in 2000. On 22-24 May this year we held the first meeting of the seven ASRs for Eurasia - four from UK, one from Norway and one from Germany. Nada Petrovski from Serbia was not able to come and we were joined...
PS: Peter, we hear that ICMDA has just appointed a new General Secretary to follow on from you. Can you tell us a little about him? PP: Ralph Sinn and his wife Barbara both graduated from the University of Alberta Medical School, Canada, in 1984. Ralph is a family physician practising...
My personal struggle with surrender It was two weeks before Christmas on London Bridge Station. In my third year at Cambridge and in need of some ready cash the opportunity of night-portering on London Bridge Station in the run-up to Christmas seemed a good opportunity. The work was not over-demanding between...
