Baptist Medical and Dental Mission International

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Baptist Medical and Dental Mission International exists under the Lordship of Jesus Christ to evangelize the lost, disciple the saved and minister to the needs of the poor.

Mission Statement

Founded in 1974 by Charlie and Carolyn Herrington in Honduras

Headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; teams everywhere

Created short-term mission teams that payed their own expenses to serve the poor and sick

In 1989 the ministry expanded to Nicaragua They now plant churches, Christian schools, help

relieve the sick, and have full time missionaries in Honduras and Nicaragua

History of BMDMI

Personal Experience Working with this organization changed my

life, gave me direction I have a passion for health outreach

Why BMDMI?

Facebook Twitter YouTube Website International outreach Spreading gospel Used to and still do use

word of mouth, email share dinners, flyers

New New Media Utilized

Facebook has been most effective

Few Twitter and YouTube followers

Would like more college aged people to participate

Effectiveness of New Media

Strengths Actually using new media Facebook and Twitter linked to website Kept up to date Able to register on their website Talk about a lot of other organizations on their

sites Weaknesses

Website is unattractive

Strengths and Weaknesses