Remembering Dr Fountain

We mourn the passing of our hero, Dr. Dan Fountain a visionary missionary physician who died on February 12, 2013 after a prolonged illness.  He blazed the trail for comprehensive whole-person medical care in resource-constrained DR Congo.   He served 35 years at Vanga Evangelical Hospital setting an example of care and compassion. There is a wonderful story online about Dr Fountain's willingness to serve written by his daughter Katherine Niles who is currently serving in Congo. Dr Fountain also was a prolific writer and just finished writing a book about the Vanga Story.  He has published books in both English and French including The Kingdom of God, What Is It? God, Medicine and Miracles; Primary Diagnosis and Treatment; Let’s Build Our Lives; and Health, the Bible and the Church.  There are online articles that reflect his visionary prospective like Bringing Faith and Medicine Together and AIDS Care as an Avenue for Ministry in Congo.  MedSend reported that in 1992, Dr. Fountain co-founded MedSend with Dr. David Topazian "to help alleviate the critical shortage of healthcare professionals on the mission field."  Our prayer is that God would raise up a mighty team of like-minded faithful servants in Congo and around the world that would, like he did, humbly lead the church in selfless care for the marginalized sick and suffering.

Dr Fountain Consulting with Dr Pierre Muntantu