International Clinical Mission Trips

Nursing students experience hands-on clinical training and utilize nursing skills while providing needed services and health education in countries like Kenya and Eswatini.

For more information, email internationalclinical@liberty.edu.

Kenya

The Liberty University Nursing trip to Kenya involves coming alongside and supporting the Nairobi Happy Life Children’s Home, Jesse Kay Hospital, and the Christian residential school in Juja, Kenya. Under the guidance of nursing faculty and collaboration with Kenyan staff, students will earn all required pediatric clinical hours over the ten days of Spring Break.

The children’s home has rescued over 1000 babies from dumps, sewers, and substance abuse caused by poverty and desperation.

God commands us in Luke 18:16, “Suffer the little children to come unto me.” In this ministry, we seek to minister to all those we encounter, from the children to the nurses and staff with whom we will serve.

Students provide medical care to over 1,000 patients through free community clinics and conduct health assessments of the babies and school-aged children at the residential Christian school. Students will also have the opportunity to worship in a Kenyan church, and spend time in the city of Nairobi and some rural areas of Kenya. They will enjoy experiencing the natural beauty and the thrill of seeing the wildlife of Kenya.

Get more information at Happy Life Ministries

Eswatini

Students from the School of Nursing can spend their Spring Break in Eswatini serving the people of Eswatini.

Students from the School of Nursing can spend their Spring Break in Eswatini serving the people of Eswatini. Partnering with The Luke Commission (TLC), the students will work alongside members of the healthcare team on the Miracle Campus and in public health outreach serving the people of Eswatini. The Luke Commission has been serving the most isolated and underserved communities of Eswatini since 2005 with the motto of “Every Last One.” All of their patients are considered VIPs (Very Important Patients) and are treated as if they were our own father, mother brother, sister, or child. Through the staff’s resilience and innovation, The Luke Commission has made many advances in healthcare and has persevered through many challenging obstacles.

The Luke Commission was founded in 2005 at the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Eswatini. At that time, there was no treatment for HIV/AIDS in Eswatini. The founders of TLC, Harry and Echo VanderWal, moved their young family to Eswatini with the goal of providing comprehensive and compassionate care to as many as possible.  Almost two decades later, TLC is the leading healthcare provider in the country. On average, The Luke Commission serves over 300,000 VIPs annually and employs over 700 staff (97% local Eswatini). Services range from mobile health outreach, health screenings, surgery, inpatient hospital care, and snakebite treatment.