Trip Description: March 1-9, 2025
We are looking for individuals who may or may not have a medical background and who have a desire to share the gospel via medical clinics. The team will be a balance of medical and non-medical personnel. Trip space is limited.
Team Members Needed:
Individuals with or without a medical background. For those with a medical skill, any Primary Care Provider, DRs, NPs, PAs; RNs, LPNs, CNAs; PT; Dietitian; EMT, Paramedic; Chiropractor are welcome to apply.
Ministry Support Funds: $1,650 per participant
Ministry support funds cover all local travel, accommodations, meals, translators and medical supplies used throughout the trip. Instructions on how to submit the funds and the due date will be emailed to the team. These funds may be submitted by the team participant or by others on their behalf.
Airfare: $1,000-$1,500
International airfare varies, ranging from $1,000-$1,500, including taxes. A visa or special vaccinations are not required for entry into Chile. Information from a travel agent will be provided to each team member by the team leader to ensure that we all arrive on the same flight into our area of ministry in Chile.
Miscellaneous Expenses:
All first-time healthcare team trip participants must complete specific online training ($75) and each participant must purchase team specific travel/emergency insurance ($25) through ABWE. Instructions to complete the training and secure insurance will be given once trip assignment has been made. Other miscellaneous expenses may include routine vaccines and/or specific vaccinations dependent on country requirements. Special instructions for Chile will be given to team members by the team leader.
Personal Money
Bring $100 US to use for personal expenses or to purchase gifts. There will be some time scheduled to allow team members to do some tourist shopping while in Chile.
The Need
Chile is one of the most democratic and economically advanced countries in South America. Stretching along South America’s western edge, this nation sports a massive Pacific coastline and a capital city surrounded by the breathtaking Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains.
But even in this scenic setting, the spiritual climate of Chile remains troubled. Poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, prostitution, and homelessness create an atmosphere of confusion and spiritual decay throughout Chilean culture. Many children lack role models for positive spiritual growth.
An estimated 68% of Chile’s population of 18 million identify as Roman Catholic, and 23% as evangelical believers, with Catholic and Protestant churches having had strong historical influence in the country. Yet even though religious freedom thrives in Chile, the role of religion in Chilean culture is decreasing, and the country has the second highest rate of non-religiously affiliated people in Latin America.
Seeing the need for vibrant, relational evangelism, local church leaders welcome missionaries with open arms. National believers are eager to work side-by-side with missionaries to find new ways to serve and spread the gospel. Chile has become a launching pad for missionaries into unreached areas and even across borders into other countries in the Americas.
The Impact
Use your medical skills on the mission field to heal people physically and spiritually. In our nearly 90 years of ministry, we have seen compassionate medical care soften hearts to hear the message of the gospel, changing lives for today and eternity. But we can’t do this without you.
See if you meet our qualifications for short-term team service and are in agreement with ABWE’s Doctrinal Statement. If so, click “Apply Now” above. If you have previously applied and are interested in this trip, please contact healthcare@abwe.org and place the name of the trip in the subject line.
Meet the Team Leader
Zach is a PA from Northern California. He and his family have previously served in Haiti and Uganda, and spent a year at Hopital Baptiste Biblique in Togo, West Africa. He’s been serving with ABWE since 2010, and has participated in and led trips to Haiti, Togo, Honduras, Ghana, Uganda, and Chile. He also took part in a prosthetics ministry for amputees.