Nursing students

For instance, teams have visited Greece and worked with refugee populations there. It could be a good opportunity for nursing students.

Anne Lucas, who organizes the trips, says, “Every student participates in every component of the mission. So if we’re doing something in the clinic, they might do triage. They might do pharmacy, work with the provider, do eyeglasses, spiritual counseling, or community health education. And they do children’s ministry or go door to door taking food supplies. They could teach people about washing hands and COVID-19 and how to wear a mask properly.”

Lucas says they train students every step of the way, partnering veteran volunteers with new ones.

Get involved

Want to join one of these trips? You can, even if you aren’t a nursing student. Lucas says, “We recruit not just medical, but for anyone to go. Typically we say about two-thirds of our team are non-medical because we need people to do things like eye clinic. Because it’s basic reading tasks. We need people to do other things like that.”

Learn more about the trips or join one here. And pray these trips will show the love of Jesus to many.

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She tells the story of two women (named S and V for security reasons) who were refugees from the Middle East staying in Greece.  “On our virtual trip we were actually able to share the Gospel with S. And she became a believer via zoom, which was pretty incredible,” Lucas says,

“About two weeks later, we were able to watch her be baptized in a bathtub, in another refugees’ apartment.”

Now, Lucas has resumed traveling in preparations for more mission trips. She returned to Greece and met S and V in person.

One day, V began weeping from the trauma she had endured. Lucas says S began to share the hope of Jesus with her. “We talked and shared with her, sharing the Gospel with her. And she said, ‘Yes, I want Jesus.’ We all broke down crying. It was so exciting.” Both women now attend Bibles studies and stay in contact with e3 Partners.

Want to get involved? You can join an e3 Partners medical mission trip this fall, or in early 2022. Keep an eye on this page for more information, or to register for more upcoming trips.

Header image courtesy of e3 Partners.