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Oldest Missionary Hospital in Kenya Forced to Close Its Gates

Oldest Missionary Hospital in Kenya Forced to Close Its Gates

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Jennipher Nanjala’s third pregnancy turned dangerous this spring when her water broke, spilling out in a greenish color, but she didn’t feel labor pains. The 42-year-old traveled more than 20 miles by public transit to St. Mary’s Mission Hospital—the country’s oldest missionary hospital, founded in 1932—in Mumias, Kakamega County, in western Kenya. A clerk checked Read more... The post Oldest Missionary Hospital in Kenya Forced to Close Its Gates appeared first on Christianity Today.