Cleve and Nell Thompson are medical missionaries of the Church of God in Cleveland, TN. and are seconded to The Salvation Army   Cleve was a general surgeon and Nell was a nurse in Waycross, Georgia for 20 years before "retiring" early to become full time medical missionaries in 1994.  They have spent 3 years in Kijabe, Kenya and 2 years in Kiwoko, Uganda. Now, they hope to go to Zimbabwe if Cleve can get a medical license and things don't get more violent there.   The Thompsons have a two fold ministry:  Providing  surgical care for the poor  in areas that have no access to surgical care.  During the last 5 years "on the field" over 6,000 procedures have been done by this "bush surgeon". Evangelism through crusades Crusades include door to door evangelism (a misnomer when most huts have no doors), open air preaching and the showing of videos such as the Jesus video. Crusades have been very effective in strengthening the local churches. There have been over 800 persons who have made commitments during these crusades. Many of the national staff members of the hospitals participated.  Usually 50 of the staff would go out.  This not only constituted a great evangelism team but brought the national and mission staff closer together.  The local church members participated in the evangelism and follow-up of converts and most church's membership grew.    ______________________________________________ _ Witnessing to Zaccheus - Typical Crusade Scene