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From Kijabe 🇰🇪 PAACS Board Secretary Elizabeth Drum, MD supported anesthesiology residents and faculty and shared her joy in seeing PAACS graduates now serving as consultants. #PAACS #Kijabe #GlobalSurgery #PAACS30

Saline Process milestone - After completing “train the trainers,” PAACS faculty led their first seminar—followed by Mbingo’s first in-person course. Pray for lasting gospel impact. #PAACS #TrainingAndDiscipleship #PAACS30

PAACS at WACS 2026 - Laparoscopic training. Research presentations. Strategic meetings. Grateful for opportunities to strengthen surgical education in West Africa. #PAACS #WACS #GlobalSurgery #PAACS30

March 23, 2026 - Join the PAACS Global Day of Fasting & Prayer as we celebrate 30 years of God’s faithfulness. Send us a message for details. #PAACS #FastingAndPrayer #PAACS30

First-year PAACS residents recently gathered at Brackenhurst Conference Centre for Junior Boot Camp. We thank God for this time of training and discipleship! #PAACS #JuniorBootCamp #TrainingAndDiscipleship #PAACS30

Our team from Malamulo Adventist Hospital has launched monthly community outreach, bringing education and surgical screening directly to the village. Training. Serving. Discipling. #PAACS #GlobalSurgery

From a prayer at Bongolo Hospital to 30 years of training and discipleship in multiple countries and training sites. Grateful for the residents and faculty who continue the mission where it began. #PAACS #HeldByHisHands

🎓 13th PAACS Graduation at Tenwek Hospital Celebrating trainees who completed their programs in December 2025. Pray for these graduates as they serve with skill and faith. #PAACS #TenwekHospital #PAACS30

Grateful for a strong visit to two PAACS programs in Tanzania. Our CEO, Susan Koshy, and CFO, Renee Fink, met with residents, faculty, and partners, including the CEO from COSECSA, Stella Itungu. Thankful to see training and discipleship at work. #TrainingAndDiscipleship

30 years. One mission. Grateful for the many voices and faithful servants who have shaped PAACS through the years. We look ahead with hope. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

Grateful to participate in the Mobilizing Medicine and Missions (M3) Conference in Houston. Our EVP, Dr. Keir Thelander, shared about his journey with training and discipleship. We are thankful to be named M3’s Project of the Year. Praising God for 30 years of His faithfulness.

The celebration continues. For 30 years, God has been faithful through PAACS—raising up African Christian surgeons to serve the sick and the poor. Grateful for every voice in this journey. #PAACS30

We are continuing to celebrate 30 years of God’s faithfulness through PAACS this February. Grateful for every faculty member, graduate, and leader who has been part of this journey. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

The story of PAACS is still being written. God continues to raise up African Christian surgeons to serve, lead, and care for those most in need. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

Through growth, challenges, and change, God has remained faithful. PAACS exists today because the Lord has sustained this work every step of the way. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

From the beginning, PAACS has been committed to training and discipling African Christian surgeons and related specialists to serve the sick and the poor. This mission remains unchanged. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

God gathered faithful surgeons who saw that lasting change would come through training and discipleship, not just short-term service. That shared vision became PAACS. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

A single prayerful question at a rural mission hospital helped spark a vision God would grow far beyond one surgeon. We thank God for the calling that led to PAACS. #PAACS30 #HeldByHisHands

We are celebrating the launch of PAACS training at Nkinga Referral Hospital in Tanzania A milestone made possible through prayer, partnership, and faithful preparation. Read more in our January Bulletin: paacs.net/resources/bull…

A snapshot of the men and women joining PAACS programs this year. In 2026, we are celebrating 209 trainees and 209 PAACS graduates! Read more in our January Bulletin: paacs.net/resources/bull…