Drs. David and Josie Skavdahl have wanted to serve in resource poor medical settings since they met as rock-climbing pre-med college students. Josie completed her midwifery training and Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University in Seattle, and David completed a master’s degree in public health at Drexel and his medical degree with Tufts University.
During David’s medical school and general surgery residency, they adopted 4 children to join this adventure: Noa, Maria, Micah, and Anica. They now live, work, and play at Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, west Africa.
David is operating and training the next generation of Christian African surgeons. Josie is training new midwives and taking care of very tiny or very sick newborns. They are grateful to be a part of the gospel-centered mission of Bongolo Hospital, to see God glorified as people are healed, saved, equipped, and sent.