Medical Professional Needed at Guinea Bissau Mission

Eastern Mennonite Missions, an evangelical Anabaptist mission agency committed to going where the church is...not yet and initiating movements to Jesus, seeks applicants for a health professional in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.


35 miles south of Ziguinchor, Senegal, village fellowships emerged after EMM missionaries began work in 2005. Workers say, “Hunger for the gospel is amazing!” Work also includes development in agriculture, education, job creation, and most recently health services.

Brief description: assignment would include inaugurating the village well-being program of Christian Health Education, operating the village clinic, and training village health workers


Position: Medical Mission Worker

Location: Catel, Guinea-Bissau

Qualifications: RN, NP, PA, MPH, or MD

Term: commitment of at least two years, however short-term commitments will be considered

Applicants are not required to be Mennonite but must affirm the Mennonite Confession of Faith. They need to be prepared to live a simple lifestyle at the mission center in the small village of Catel where amenities are minimal but adequate. Housing and utilities provided. Additional information and photos about the mission can be found at http://www.bissaumennos.blogspot.com/

Interested persons should contact Jimm Derksen at Jimmd@emm.org

Applications available at www.emm.org