Testimonies from the M3 Conference
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
~Frederick Buechner
Dr. Paul Osteen shares about his experience from a two month mission trip to Iraq. He and other M3 Conference attendees recently returned home from Mosul, Iraq, where they volunteered at a Samaritan’s Purse field hospital performing surgery and giving medical care to victims of war. Although there was tragedy and loss of life, there were also signs of hope. He reminded us that we can all be the hands and feet of Jesus, and that we don’t overcome evil with evil, but we overcome evil with good! (Romans 12:21)
Anna Swanson, JD
Attorney, International Justice Mission
Anna shares how M3 impacted her life and directed her course to where she is utilizing her skills today.
Jessica Brown, RN
Social Work Missionary, KenyaRelief
As a former critical care nurse, Jessica attended M3 where she heard speaker, Steve James, share about leaving a legacy of hope for a new generation…
The Wilder Family
M3 Conference Attendees
Harrison and Eileen Wilder first attended M3 in 2017. They had an interest and desire to reach the unreached, and at M3, they connected with equally passionate people and organizations. This encounter changed everything for them and their family.
Medical Student at McGovern Medical School
“During medical school, it’s easy to get distracted with your studies and there’s a lot of emphasis on furthering ‘yourself,’ but M3 has brought me back to those roots of wanting to serve God and serve others through medicine.”
Medical Student at UTMB Galveston
Shinji Strain, a medical student at UTMB Galveston, has been attending M3 since its inaugural year in 2016. Over the years, Sinji says he has learned a lot in terms of medicine and research and has also grown spiritually.
Sara Pross
High School Student
As a young child, Sara Pross had a God-given dream to serve as a missionary in Africa. Although she didn’t know how or what that would look like, she tucked it away in her heart, only for it to later be ignited by the dying wish of her father when he told her, “Sara, make sure you live out your dream.”
Dr. Dennis Daniels
Professor and Director of Prairie View A&M University’s Undergraduate Medical Academy
Dr. Dennis Daniels serves as Professor and Director of Prairie View A&M University’s Undergraduate Medical Academy. Dr. Daniels is committed to helping train up the next generation of healthcare providers with the best skills and science without sacrificing compassion for humankind.
Stan Cobb, DDS, MA, BS
Dallas Director, Christian Medical & Dental Associations
“The vision of Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) is to provide a place where people can connect with others, be inspired, and find their mission. We have also found that M3 can serve as a place for people to re-connect with others…One of our 2019 M3 Conference speakers, Dr. Stan Cobb, wrote to us to let us know…”
Joshua Carlson and Natasha Mozumdar
Co-Founder, Medicine With a Mission and M3 Conference Attendees
“I just came back from my third M3 conference, and again, it was incredible, invigorating, and so inspiring – filling me and my family up with passion to continue to go forth and try to love every single person – in our local mission work at our jobs and abroad.”
Lauren Raschke, RN
Nurse and long-term missionary serving with Mission of Hope Haiti
“…I heard about the M3 Mobilizing Medical Missions Conference. I immediately cleared my schedule and made plans to go. It was a two day event, and the first day I knew I was exactly where I was supposed to be. Listening to these missionaries share their story and speak about their journey was all the confirmation I needed…”
Jackie Zeigler, MCD CCC-SLP, MHA
Co-Founder, MPACT for Mankind
“…(I) attended the M3 Conference with the goal to get as much information as possible in the area of medical missions…the speakers’ testimonies inspired and informed (me), and it gave (me) confirmation that (we) were on the right track…(My) biggest piece of advice to any new attendees at the 2018 M3 Conference would be to come with an open heart, an open mind, and an expectation to hear from God…”
Jo-Ann Caron, RN
M3 Conference Attendee
“…I didn’t go to the conference with an agenda, I just knew that God had sent me to Houston. I signed up for a breakout session titled, ‘No Boundaries to Love: The Perfect Place to Start Your Medical/Surgical Mission’, because it sounded interesting…I left Houston with a lot of information and went home and prayed…On Jan. 19th I will arrive in Nairobi…”
Sandra Harris
Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with Child Legacy International’s Clean Water Climb, an M3 Exhibitor
M3 sat down with Sandra Harris to discuss her experience with M3 and how it helped her find her mission.
Benjamin Smith
Oral Roberts University
Junior, Biology Pre-med major
“I attended the M3 conference because of my desire to do medical missions. While at the conference, God solidified the passion and call in my life to go into every person’s world using medicine. By connecting with professionals and other veterans in the field of medicine, I gained greater insight about the reality of what this calling would entail, specifically how to balance a family while being a full time missionary. Hearing from Paul Osteen, Bob Goff, and Russ White, I attained valuable perspective about the life of a medical missionary. I look forward to attending the conference again in the years to come.”
“The M3 Conference has opened my eyes to a better world; to a world of healers, justice seekers and the people of God and what they are actually doing, as so many of the faith based organizations are doing. I have been totally inspired as well as my faith in humanity been lifted high. The stories from the speakers at the M3 Conference have inspired me to seek “my” way to be the hands and feet of Jesus on a daily basis.”
– Rebecca Perez
“Going to the M3 conference gave me hope… I seemed to be surrounded by nurses, doctors and people who could not wait to serve!! They were fueled by passion and that passion was almost tangible everywhere I went during the conference and with each person I spoke to. It was exhilarating and inspiring! If you’ve ever wondered “Can it really be done?” If you’ve ever thought “But there’s so much need and so much to do!” Hear what the people who come to the M3 conference have to say about that. Share YOUR stories of hope and love and passion for the work you do with the people you will meet there. It’s an atmosphere of hope in the future, and new ideas are exchanged with virtually every single person you encounter. You’ll be both grounded and forever changed.”
– Amy Herman, RN