Scott and Jennifer Myhre
The Myhre family moved to Bundibugyo, Uganda, in 1993, where Scott and Jennifer serve as missionary physicians and team leaders for World Harvest Mission. Their four children Luke (93), Caleb (95), Julia (96), and Jack (98) call Uganda home.
Scott grew up in Cincinnati, OH, and Jennifer in Sterling, VA. They met at the University of Virginia, and then Scott attended the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine while Jennifer received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins. They were married in 1987. Scott chose to serve the poor at Cook County Hospital in their Family Medicine residency, and then worked in a church-based inner-city clinic while completing a certificate in Biblical Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Meanwhile Jennifer completed her pediatric training at Northwestern University's Childrens Memorial Hospital. During a one-year study sabbatical they received MPH degrees from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 2001.
Since 1993 they have been seeking to follow the example of Jesus in the remote district of Bundibugyo by healing, teaching, and preaching the good news of the Kingdom. Scott and Jennifer combine curative and preventive care by working in the local government hospital, participating in district-level health management, and promoting community health. In 2003, Scott received a three-year grant from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to set up a program for the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV through prenatal clinics. Jennifer cares for pediatric patients and works with teammates to provide nutritional supplementation for malnourished children. Both consider it a joy to live in the close community of team life, and to minister to Jesus by caring for the least (in the world's eyes) of His children.
DESIGNATION NUMBER: 50134
