Sometimes there are things that we don't expect and things that we don't like. And sometimes we move forward, keeping going all the same. It is what we are dong now. You ask the reason why. Simple. There are a few thousand children, many looking for love, caring and comfort who are expecting us. We must go, wouldn't you agree? So we hope for the best, pray to the One who knows the best and give our best. Not one of the team members has stayed back due to the upheaval in Kenya. True servants. So, with that I leave you for now. Be with us as we move from day to day. I'll share the stories and bring you notice of how lives are to touched-ours and those who come to us for help.
In all things give thanks,
David
Our mission is to help The Forgotten Children reach their God-given potential by creating opportunities for spiritual, social, mental and emotional development, by ensuring that their physical well being is optimized. David H. Beyda, MD Medical Director, Medical Mercy
- David H. Beyda, M.D.
- Phoenix, Arizona
- I am a pediatric critical care specialist working at Phoenix Children's Hospital. I was the Medical Director and Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care for 23 years, and stepped down to become Medical Director for Misson of Mercy.I am responsible for the medical care of 40,000 children that Misson of Mercy cares for in 22 countries. I grew up overseas (Africa, Southeast Asia) from the time I was 7 years old until I went to college. My father was a career US diplomat. I started my third world medical involvement when I was 15 years old working with medical groups in Laos, and learned to fly riding with Air America pilots in Laos and have been a pilot for over 30 years. My first formal medical mission as a doctor was in 1979 when I served as director of pediatrics in a refugee camp on the Thailand-Cambodia boarder (Khao I Dang) at the age of 27 years old, still in my pedicatric residency. My heart is in third world countries caring for the Forgotten Children.