Hospitals Of Hope

In Bolivia, nearly 60 out of every 1000 children will die before they reach age 5, according to the World Health Organization.  In Liberia, the life expectancy is only 43 years for men and 46 for women (WHO).  These statistics are, unfortunately, not all that unusual.  Health care for many around the world is an unaffordable luxury. Even in cases where medical care is available, frequently hospitals and clinics in the third world are understaffed and under-equipped.  In many countries, life loses value because so many die needlessly; people often come to be viewed as disposable.

This is particularly true in the countries where we have focused our work.  In Bolivia, many die needlessly on the mountain highway outside Cochabamba, due simply to the fact that, up to this point, there has been no trained medical response team that can quickly reach accident victims.  On the streets of Cochabamba, many children and teens live short, unfulfilled lives, falling victim to drug addiction and STDs.  In Liberia, a fourteen-year civil war cheapened life and destroyed the medical infrastructure.  Now, trauma victims crowd into an understaffed and ill-equipped emergency room, hoping that the staff will have the time and resources to treat them before it is too late.

In Bolivia, nearly 60 out of every 1000 children will die before they reach age 5

Hospitals of Hope believes that there are physical and spiritual issues at the heart of these problems, and we work to address both.  In Cochabamba, we have worked with the local police to form an emergency response team for accidents on the highway, and we offer health education and medical care to local youth.  In Liberia, we are working with the primary government hospital to refurbish the Emergency Department and build a trauma center, as well as sending volunteers to relieve the hospital staff.

The need is not restricted to these 2 countries, however, and our work isn’t, either. We have sent over 1600 volunteers on short-term trips to provide health care, train local medical staff, and share the gospel, and we ship containers filled with medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics around the world.  We do this all in the name of Christ, taking every opportunity to share the gospel with our patients, whether through the preaching of our staff pastor in Bolivia or through the testimonies of our volunteers.

Our goal is to use medicine as a vehicle into the hearts of people, to demonstrate Christ’s love by showing the value of each person we care for.  We believe that each individual is precious to Him, and there are no disposable lives.