Physiotherapist/Occupational therapist/Rehabilitation specialist (742)

Do you have training in physiotherapy, occupational therapy or something similar? Do you have a heart to bring the gospel to the unreached? We invite you to join us to develop deep relationships in which we can sow the word of God.

We have a small association which has different projects in literacy, health, agriculture to help the poor. We work in a spiritually and climatically harsh environment. Within the next 150 km there is no physiotherapist. Patients that need rehabilitation after an operation or a stroke have no way to receive this. You will be working together with local doctors, do home visits and train local people in rehabilitation. With regular home visits we have many opportunities to build trust, bring hope and increase the quality of life of families and communities. We are aware that we are not able to change a whole society by ourselves, but we believe God will build his kingdom here. Our goal is to improve health in communities and to build relationships with the people of peace around us and share the gospel and the Lord's love in these relationships.

Requirements:
There is no church for spiritual nurturing. There is only a small group of mostly foreign believers. You must be well seated in Christ and have French for administrative issues. Further you need to be willing:
• to live a simple lifestyle
• to learn the local culture and language in depth
• to be part of that culture
• to learn from local people before wanting to teach anything
• to drop a project again if it doesn’t help build Gods kingdom
• to be part of a multicultural team, work together closely and share life.

Ideally you are a person of action with a lot of patience and have know-how with palliative care. However, if God calls you to minister to these people, he can help you to learn what you are still missing.