Summer Fun 2022

Well that’s a wrap on an incredibly busy team’s season for the Jungle Hospital. This summer we were joined by one J-Team intern (Madison Grimstad from Montana) and a one-year intern (McKenzie “Macky” McLeod from Alabama). These girls hit the ground running by flying in on the same day as a construction team from City Hope Church from Malbis, Alabama. This team consisted of 16 ...
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River Valley Medical Team 2022

We had a wonderful week serving alongside River Valley Church medical team! Despite their trip being cut short a day due to a flight cancellation, it didn’t stop them from arriving with huge smiles on their faces and ready to love on everyone they saw. Check out these highlights from a few of their team members: Max Lundeen: Physician Assistant/Team Leader DAY 1: Tra...
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Loxley First Baptist/HHG Families

With Loxley First Baptist, three families of the HHG staff and an OB/GYN combined, we had a diverse and fun educational team from July 1-8th. These guys came prepared with skits, dramas, puppets and supplies to start out our summer education visits to the local schools. We began the week with our prep day on Sunday, which included preparing student bags, teacher gift bags, a...
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Lee University

Every year, we have the privilege of hosting a team from our Alma Mater: Lee University. This team was once again filled with incredible students and doctors who came prepared with medicine and supplies for their two weeks of mobile medical and dental clinics. A highlight of their time here was our hike out to the village of La Muralla. We've had many patients come to our ho...
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Residents and PA Students Galore!

It's always been a desire of Dr. Martin that the Jungle Hospital be a learning environment: a place where students come to learn about medicine in the Third World and about life on the mission field. We see this dream becoming a reality more and more each month as we not only receive more teams, but we take on more volunteers and interns all coming to lend a helping hand. Jo...
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Introducing the 2017 J-Team

We are excited to introduce our 2017 missions interns and can't wait to see what God does in their lives this summer! If you are interested in participating in a hands on missions experience, please visit junglehospital.com for more information. Elizabeth Sillcocks from New York is a graduate from Lee University and will be applying to medical school this summer. Makayla Smith...
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April 2017

Last year marked a huge milestone for the Jungle Hospital as we partnered with Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This April we received two pediatric residents, Dr. Alma Cruz and Dr. Rebekah Dickman, for a few well spent weeks in the jungle. During their stay at the Jungle Hospital, they were able to provide the kids at Give Hope to Kids Children's Home w...
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City Hope/City Life

March is here, friends! Is your year flying by as fast as ours? Our first medical team of the season was one of the most stellar, star-packed crews we’ve ever had the pleasure of serving with. The coolest part? It was two church groups who had never even met before, yet melded perfectly from the first second like long-lost friends. Our staff couldn’t even pick out who came ...
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February Update

Welcome to the Jungle, Dr. Brittany and Garrett! February brought us two new crew members and what a blast it has been getting to know them. Even though Dr. Brittany was only here for a 4-week rotation, she immediately fit in as a part of the family! Dr. Brittany was our first resident of the year from our new partnership with Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louis...
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January Water Project

Well, friends, it’s hard to believe it’s already 2017! We had such a wonderful and restful “down season”-- those quieter months of the year where teams don’t come and the rain seems to pour every day. We worked our way through project lists, saw patients, and welcomed a new team member: Alex was a J-Team summer intern in 2014, and after graduating from Boston University,...
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