M3 Visits with Jackie Zeigler, Founder of MPACT FOR MANKIND
Recently, M3 had the pleasure of visiting with Jackie Zeigler, a healthcare administrator and clinician, who – alongside her husband, Dr. Neal Zeigler – now operate a health and humanitarian services organization called MPACT FOR MANKIND. The Zeiglers have recently volunteered with Coreluv International after connecting with them at the 2017 M3 Conference and hope to partner with the organization moving forward to enhance the healthcare services available to the people of Haiti. We always love to hear about how M3 has impacted our conference attendees. Our hope is that everyone who attends M3 is touched in a positive way and leaves encouraged and with a clearer understanding of what they are called to do. Jackie spoke with us a few weeks ago to share her and her husband’s story.
In February 2017, Jackie attended the M3 Conference with the goal to get as much information as possible in the area of medical missions. Leading up to the conference, she and Neal had been contemplating either joining a mission focused organization or starting one of their own. Neal was unable to attend, so Jackie set off to experience the conference for the both of them. Jackie shared how much the speakers’ testimonies inspired and informed her, and it gave her confirmation that she and her husband were on the right track.
When visiting the Exhibit Hall of the conference, what first attracted Jackie to Coreluv’s booth, out of all of the other exhibitors, were their t-shirts. She bought the t-shirts for her and her husband and also took copies of their organizational information. She continued visiting exhibitors and collected many other pamphlets and information given to her at the different booths. A couple of weeks went by before she decided to finally sit down, spread out all of the information she had collected at the conference, and process next steps. Once again, she felt drawn to Coreluv and started to read more about them.
Jackie said the more she read about Coreluv, the more she realized that their mission was exactly what they had been looking for. Coreluv’s primary purpose is to bring the love of Jesus Christ to orphans around the world. To do this, they provide safe shelter, clean water, nutritional food, healthcare, education, and more. As Jackie continued to research on their website, she discovered the opportunities they had to go on a mission trip. Neither she nor her husband had ever been on a mission trip, so they decided to take the first step and see if this is really what God was calling them to do. They embarked on a 6-day trip to Haiti with Coreluv, and it was all the confirmation they needed.
Neal and Jackie were excited to be a part of helping Coreluv with their vision and hope to continue to do so. Jackie expressed how interactions with Coreluv’s leadership and mission teams gave them the confirmation and encouragement they needed to move forward into missions. The focus of their newly founded organization is healthcare and developing the systems needed to provide and sustain overall good health, including access to medical care, nutritious food, clean water, and health education. Through Mpact for Mankind, they also plan to assist Coreluv in their missions to Haiti.
MPACT FOR MANKIND’s mission is to transform communities by improving health outcomes, enhancing knowledge, and promoting sustainable development. Their vision is to live in a world where every individual has the resources needed to live life to it’s fullest potential regardless of ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic status.
Jackie informed us that the MPACT FOR MANKIND website (www.mpact4mankind.org) is currently being developed and should be up by the end of December.
When asked what her biggest piece of advice would be to any new attendees at the 2018 M3 Conference, Jackie said “Come with an open heart, an open mind, and an expectation to hear from God. Also, make the most of the conference. Attend the breakout sessions, go around to the booths, talk to others and network. You may just make a connection that will catapult you into your next level of destiny.”
We at M3 absolutely love hearing these beautiful stories about how M3 has helped people “connect with others, be inspired, and find their mission.” We hope that will be you this year! If you haven’t already, click here to register for the 2018 M3 Conference on February 23 & 24. You don’t want to miss it! Use promo code SPREADTHEWORDM318 to receive $5 off your registration.
M3 Welcomes Dr. Martin Nkundeki to the 2018 M3 Conference
As we continue to announce our list of 2018 M3 Conference speakers, we at M3 are reminded of the amazing talent that comes together for this one event, all eager to share their knowledge and experience in hopes that it inspires others to help change the world. One of these speakers, who is no exception, is Dr. Martin Nkundeki.
Dr. Martin Nkundeki is the Medical Director of Wentz Medical Center (a community Hospital in Kampala, Uganda), where he has served God since 2005.
At the time Dr. Martin started working with Wentz Medical Center, he had just completed his medical school and Internship at Uganda’s largest referral – Mulago Hospital. The medical center had just been set up and barely opened its doors to the community. Through the years, however, Dr. Martin’s leadership has guided this humble institution from being a donor-dependent fifteen-patients-a-day clinic to becoming a 90% locally sustainable medical base, seeing up to 70 patients a day, as well as overseeing 4 rural health clinics, all of which were established following the same model of: local church partnership, village based health education, responsive medical care, and long term community engagement.
Also, every year, Wentz Medical Center (in partnership with Africa Renewal Ministries) hosts over 5 medical missions that work with local churches around Uganda treating thousands of people annually. In 2016, 86 American citizens from 5 American states participated in these body and soul redeeming missions.
Dr. Nkundeki graduated with a Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda) and an MBA from East and Southern Africa Management Institute (Arusha, Tanzania). He is married to Rosette, and together, they have three sons. Dr. Martin is also a minister at Gaba Community Church; and he is passionate to serve God, and pursue community transformation through sharing the Gospel, creating access to healthcare and nurturing entrepreneurship.
To hear Dr. Nkundeki and other great speakers, we invite you to join us on February 23 & 24 for the 2018 M3 Conference. Click here to register and use promo code SPREADTHEWORDM318 to receive $5 off your registration.
M3 Welcomes Dr. Kristin Long to the 2018 M3 Conference
Happy Monday everyone! We hope your week is off to a great start. Ours certainly is because we have the pleasure of announcing that Dr. Kristin Long will be joining us at the 2018 M3 Conference as one of our breakout speakers. This powerhouse of a woman will be speaking on “Surgical Safari: Low Resources, High Complexity.”
Kristin Long, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Section of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where her clinical practice involves surgical treatment of patients with complex diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands.
A native Texan, Kristin completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2009, followed by a general surgery residency at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. It was during surgical residency that her first opportunity to participate in humanitarian surgery arose with a month-long visit in Kenya, sparking a passion for global surgery that now fuels her academic career. After completing her Endocrine Surgery fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, she ventured north to Madison, Wisconsin, where she now braves the cold with her two dogs, Gracie and Gizmo.
Shortly after attending the inaugural M3 conference in 2016, she was blessed with the opportunity to join KenyaRelief.org on a short-term surgical mission trip. A lifelong learner and indefatigable optimist, Kristin is simultaneously completing her Masters in Public Health as she continues to work with KenyaRelief.org helping to increase surgical capacity and education in rural Western Kenya.
If that doesn’t give you Monday motivation to take on this week and be your best you, then we’re not sure what will. To keep the momentum going, join us February 23 & 24 and be motivated by Dr. Long in person, as well as many other inspiring speakers at the 2018 M3 Conference! Click here to register and use promo code SPREADTHEWORDM318 to receive $5 off your registration.
M3 Welcomes Dr. Douglas Jackson to the 2018 M3 Conference
Mobilizing Medical Missions is pleased to introduce another one of our incredible speakers for the 2018 M3 Conference, Dr. Douglas Jackson.
Dr. Jackson serves as the President/CEO of Project C.U.R.E. Each week, Project C.U.R.E. delivers approximately three semi-truck loads of donated medical supplies and equipment to desperately needy people around the world. Since 1987, Project C.U.R.E. has delivered equipment and supplies to hospitals and clinics in more than 130 countries.
Besides containers, Project C.U.R.E. sends teams of medical professionals to assist partner hospitals and clinics through the C.U.R.E. Clinic program, and provides medical supplies to traveling doctors and nurses in the form of C.U.R.E. Kits. Project C.U.R.E. also sends Kits for Kids, a backpack filled with childrens basic medical items, for those with no health access in developing countries. All of this is done with the 17,000 individuals who volunteer with Project C.U.R.E. annually.
Dr. Douglas Jackson has taught at the university level in the disciplines of finance, investments, leadership development, legal and international issues and is a frequent speaker and lecturer to colleges and universities, as well as civic, corporate and community organizations.
Dr. Jackson is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, and was the President of the Denver Rotary Club #31. He serves on the Board of Directors for InterAction, WorldDenver, The Nanda Center for International and Comparitive Law at the University of Denver, and the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professionals at Regis University.
Project C.U.R.E. is consistently recognized with the highest Four Star ranking from Charity Navigator, and was named by Forbes as one of the top 200 charities in America.
Join us on February 23 & 24 to hear Dr. Jackson and other great speakers share at the 2018 M3 Conference! Click here to register and use promo code SPREADTHEWORDM318 to receive $5 off your registration.