“It was near midnight and my pager sounded with the numbers 311999 - which means come immediately to the operation room," writes AIM missionary Mark Newton. " As I arrived, Kitur, one of the Kenyan anesthesia nurses from a rural mission hospital... was busy resuscitating a mother of three children.  There had been complications during the C-section and now our Kenyan obstetrician was performing a life-saving operation on this mother...

They were saving the life of a mother of three who would have certainly died in 99% of the hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa... “I have to admit that I was full of joy realizing that these two Christian medical care providers represent the real essence of Kijabe Hospital. ...They were saving the life of a mother of three who would have certainly died in 99% of the hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa...

“Dr. Osoti came to Kijabe Hospital as a young Christian medical student from the University of Nairobi, and then completed an internship in Kijabe...  After internship, he was exposed to the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology by one of the missionary doctors and decided to become one himself.

“The hospital supported Dr. Osoti financially and in many other areas to allow him the opportunities to complete his training.  And now, he has returned to Kijabe as a specialist who cares for the poor from his own country without any of the barriers that myself and others from another country may demonstrate.

“This is a major miracle by God who knows that this one doctor can affect many in his country from the position that he has obtained.”

“After questioning the ICU nurses, they informed me that Dr. Osoti came by in the middle of the night to check her and, seeing that her only hope was ‘fresh’ blood he went and donated his own blood.”It’s an amazing account.  But it doesn’t end there.  When Mark left the hospital that night, the mother was still in serious condition, her chances of survival uncertain.  Her body needed blood, but no match could be found and she had no family members who could donate.

“The next morning,” Mark writes, “half expecting to see [her] still very ill, I was greeted with a smile and later “asante sana” (thank you) from this mother who easily could have died.  Why did she look so good medically? Her blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen levels were all great.

“After questioning the ICU nurses, they informed me that Dr. Osoti came by in the middle of the night to check her and, seeing that her only hope was ‘fresh’ blood he went and donated his own blood.”

The picture is reminiscent of Another who gave his blood so that we might live.

“God allowed me to see his plan for medical care providers who are trained in Africa to work in Africa.  This is in stark contrast to most physicians in the west and certainly in Africa where the doctor is the ‘bwana mkubwa’ (Big Man)!

“God brought Dr. Osoti to a Christian hospital in his own country to train as a medical student who would later be able to give his own blood after surgically knowing how to save [a woman and keep] three children from growing up motherless.

“This is the type of person that ALL of us - whether we are in the states, Europe, or from a small village in East Africa - would love to have medically caring for ourselves and our family.”

Dr. Osoti, Kitur, and others like them are a reminder that God is at work in Africa.  They are also a testimony to his ability to advance the Kingdom through discipleship.  As we are faithful to teach others to love and honor God, He uses them to demonstrate his goodness and spread the Gospel.  It’s truly a team effort as members of the Body of Christ work together to make Christ known throughout the world

Continue to ask God to call forth and equip leaders, like Dr. Osoti and Kitur.  Invite Him to do many more “major miracles” that will bring glory to His name.

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