Articles for tag: Medical Evangelism

May 1, 2023

Laura McKillip Wood

HASTEN International Continues a Long Tradition of Medical Ministry

By Laura McKillip Wood  Dr. Dennis Pruett was born in West Virginia, the son of a coal miner. During World War II, he served as a naval aviator and received a Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. When he returned from the war, he became a surgeon; later he and his wife began serving as medical missionaries in Rhodesia, now called Zimbabwe.   The Pruetts raised their family there and had a productive medical ministry. They were convinced they could most effectively share the gospel by partnering with Christian nationals working in the medical field, so in 1985 they began a

October 31, 2017

Christian Standard

More Than Bible Translation 

By Greg Pruett  It was my first day on the job back in 1994, and I was eager to get started. I walked onto the West African scene fully trained to translate the Bible””tomes of knowledge about Greek, linguistics, and missiology crammed into my mind. But when the sun rose on my first workday at Pioneer Bible Translators, my mentor didn”t escort me to a desk to show me how to translate. Instead, he walked me over to a well he had hand-dug for the village to show these Muslim people the love of Christ, and we started troubleshooting a

February 20, 2012

Christian Standard

Sending, Serving, Reaching: FAME

By Jennifer Taylor FAME (Founded 1970) 4545 Southeastern Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46203 www.FAMEworld.org Rick Wolford, Executive Director “You don”t send ice skates to Honduras.” Rick Wolford, executive director of FAME, smiles as he explains the ministry”s insistence on sending only good quality, usable medical equipment to the field. But the illustration is fitting; FAME understands its role as a leader in medical evangelism and targets its efforts on accomplishing this mission with excellence. “That”s been one of our biggest challenges in responding to the Haitian earthquake,” Wolford says. “We received requests to help with construction projects and other initiatives and

November 29, 2009

Christian Standard

INTO AFRICA: Dennis and Lucy Pruett

  by Joe Bliffen Over the past 51 years Dennis D. Pruett, MD, has been known as Chiremba (doctor) to the Africans who live in the bush country of Zimbabwe. In 1958, at age 34, Dr. Pruett, his wife, Lucy, and their four children traveled to what was then Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa. Arriving in Cape Town, South Africa, the Pruett family, along with nurses Betty Iddings and Helen Doyle and secretary Betty Morgan, were met by the Max Ward Randall family, missionaries to South Africa. After a couple of days, they began the long and arduous journey from

March 26, 2008

Christian Standard

Interview with Dr. Tom Alley

By Brad Dupray Dr. Tom Alley is director of medical services for Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (FAME) and a member of the board of directors of Christian Missionary Fellowship (CMF), both headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The two organizations are embarking on an historic partnership to serve the people of Nairobi, Kenya, where AIDS has ravaged entire communities, leaving orphans to wander the streets. Prior to serving with FAME, Alley was global outreach pastor at East 91st Street Christian Church, also in Indianapolis. Alley and his wife, Marty, have been married for 32 years and have four children and

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