The Winning Photo of 2025: How Leila’s Twins Beat the Odds 3 min Read We asked you to vote for your favorites from our Top 11 Photos of 2025, and we have a winner! This fan-favorite photo is of twin baby girls, born prematurely, in Uganda. They received life-saving treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Kyaka…
Two Girls, Two Worlds: Kevine’s Story and Why Our Work Matters 6 min Read My mind is only half-present as an ear of corn flies through the air, narrowly missing the dog who scuttles out of its path to the safety of the living room. My daughter Josie squeals with triumph, and while I admire her athleticism, my mind is…
Breaking Barriers to Nutrition: Supply Chain Innovation in Ethiopia 2 min Read At first glance, 70+ boxes in a warehouse may not seem remarkable—but they represent perseverance amid complexity, and hope for children facing scarcity. Recently, a consignment of F-75 therapeutic milk (a critical treatment for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition)…
Advent Reflection Week 4: A New Home in Christ 2 min Read Scripture: Revelation 21:1–5 Theme: Home Restored The story of displacement finds its resolution in Revelation. After all the wandering, exile, and longing, God declares, “Behold, I am making all things new.” A new heaven and a new earth. No more tears. No more death….
Advent Reflection Week 3: Jesus Has No Place to Lay His Head 1 min Read Scripture: Luke 9:57–58 Theme: Homeless Savior When someone eagerly declared their intent to follow Jesus, He responded with a sobering truth: “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Jesus lived as a…
Humanity in Action: The Top 11 Photos of 2025 3 min Read As 2025 comes to an end, we invite you to experience the past year through the lens of our top 11 photos (10 just wasn’t enough!) Each image is a window into the heart of Medical Teams’ mission, and the…
New Research Reveals Severity and Urgency of Humanitarian Needs in Sudan’s Capital 3 min Read Sudan is still experiencing the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. To understand the true scope of the problem, we partnered with Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) to create and release a comprehensive needs assessment report that shows how serious the…
Advent Reflection #2: No Room at the Inn 1 min Read Scripture: Luke 2:6–7 Theme: Unwelcome and Vulnerable For our second Advent reflection, I invite you to imagine the experience of Joseph and Mary arriving in Bethlehem after a long and exhausting journey, only to be met with closed doors. The city was…
Messages of Gratitude from Our Community 1 min Read This Thanksgiving, we wanted to share some words of thanks directly from the people whose lives you are changing! No matter where they come from, you make sure people in crisis find compassionate, skilled, and comprehensive health care when they…
Kicking Off the Advent Season with Executive Chaplain and External Engagement Director, Joe DiCarlo 2 min Read Scripture: Luke 2:1–5 Theme: Displaced by Decree Welcome to the first of our Advent Reflections! This holiday season, I wanted to spend some time with you reflecting on the themes of this year’s campaign—“Forced from Home”—and how they resonate within our shared…
Saving Lives One Surgery at a Time: Medical Teams’ Collaboration with One World Surgery 4 min Read A few weeks ago, Dr. Hugh West, Chief Medical Officer of One World Surgery, shared a powerful anecdote about the impact of modern orthopedic care with a room full of Medical Teams staff and volunteers. He told the story of…
Grieving with Sudan: The Power of Communal Grief in the Face of National Trauma 7 min Read The recent escalation in violence in Darfur, Sudan has shaken the global community with its brutality, relentlessness, and disregard for the inherent value of human life. As an organization, we are deeply grieved and disturbed by this violence in a country where we…