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PAACS Hosts Graduate and Faculty Development Courses in Kenya

In early September, more than 50 PAACS graduates gathered at Brackenhurst Conference Centre in Kenya for the first Continuing Professional Development Course, followed by a Train the Trainers program. Led by PAACS Deans and pastors, the events strengthened educational skills, mentorship, and discipleship. A subsequent Faculty Development Course—the largest to date—focused on PAACS’ new Spiritual Discipleship Program, marking a major step in equipping Christian surgeons and faculty for lasting impact across Africa.

PAACS Founder Dr. David Thompson shares the story of a widow from Congo whose simple faith in Jesus brought miraculous healing to her son. More than a testimony of medicine, it is a reminder that PAACS trains surgeons not only in skill, but also in discipleship, hope, and the power of Christ.

In this powerful reflection, Dr. Christopher Moir recalls a bruising childhood football encounter with a professional athlete and draws a striking parallel to the realities of surgery. Just as no defensive line can always hold, surgeons inevitably face moments of failure—publicly examined in Morbidity & Mortality (M&M) rounds. With honesty and humility, Dr. Moir explores how PAACS approaches these moments not just as professional accountability, but as discipleship: training surgeons to face loss with courage, hope, and faith. Rooted in Scripture, the article reminds us that through failure we find wholeness, through pain we learn compassion, and through Christ we discover the ultimate victory.