You can’t save every life . . . heal every wound . . . share the gospel with every patient . . . sit with every crying mother . . . make something out of nothing in every situation. You may be good, but you’re not that good!

Reality is a firm and patient teacher. So the team at Kenya’s Kijabe Hospital builds leaders while it touches lives – training young Christians from Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Madagascar and other countries who will touch more lives with the gospel than the hospital ever could.

Evelyn Karanja

Evelyn Karanja is a 27-year old doctor trained at the University of Nairobi in Kenya . . . ‘When I graduated from medical school, I chose to do my one year internship at Kijabe Hospital because I wanted to serve in a Christian hospital. After my internship, I stayed on and I have been working with an AIDS relief programme in Kijabe for the last 2 years.

‘I came to Kijabe full of ideas and ideals about what it means to be a Christian doctor and I am glad to say that I have not been disappointed. ‘I thank all of the doctors at the hospital for being our teachers and mentors, not only in the medical field, but also in our responsibility to show the love of Christ to our patients.’ Evelyn believes that interns at Kijabe are held to the highest standards of care, and that this sets them apart as they go out to serve in various medical environments.

She comments, ‘I believe Kijabe Hospital is a place where God is truly at work in the lives of so many people -- Kenyans and missionaries alike -- and I feel blessed to be a part of this great family.

 ‘I intend to carry all I have learned in these 3 years and I hope to continue being a practising Christian doctor as I move on to do my residency in a non-Christian hospital.’

SIMers Steve and Sherri Letchford join Evelyn in saying, ‘Thanks for keeping the Kijabe team in your prayers!’

Current training
Kijabe Hospital’s current training includes: 40 Kenya RN graduates/year; East Africa’s first 10 Registered Nurse Anaesthetists (Sept 2007); and postgraduate training for the following African Christian doctors: 5 orthopaedic residents; 2 general surgical residents; 1 paediatric surgical fellow; 3 Family Medicine residents; 8 Kenyan Medical interns (44 interns graduated since 1996)); 2 Clinical Officer interns; and 1 dentist in apprenticeship