The Rev. Dr. John Juedes, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Highland, Calif., and part of 14-member LCMS Mercy Medical team working in Kenya during June, 1014, addresses Kenyan school children at the site of a one-week clinic. During its most recent meeting, the LCMS Board for International Mission discussed the benefits of and ways to maximize short-term mission teams. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford)
