The Work of Mission:318
Where We Work
We are committed to helping the ones who others have forgotten about. That desire to come alongside and partner with forgotten communities has lead us to Ghana, Haiti, and North St. Louis. Together with community partners, religious leaders, and local and national government organizations we develop deep relationships in the communities we serve.
Yendi is in the Northern Region of Ghana. The Yendi Municipal Hospital serves over 250,000 people and routinely falls well below leading health standards.
Sefwi-Bekwai is in the Western Region of Ghana. The Sefwi-Bekwai Health Center, provides medical, maternal, and child clinical services for the entire Bibiani Ahnwiaso Bekwai Municipal, about 180,000 people.
The CHIDA Clinic is located on the northern border of Haiti, near Cap-Haitien. Through relationships with by BraceforImpact46 and the Pittsburgh Kids Foundation the CHIDA clinic serves all families and the IDADEE Children’s Home in the local region.
St. Louis, Missouri is where we serve at home in the United States. Mission:318 helped establish a primary care clinic in critical need alongside Mercy Hospital. We also provide medical screenings at various events in St. Louis.
GHANA
Yendi
At the core of MISSION:318 is our heart for partnerships. Those partnerships are what differentiate MISSION:318 from many other medical mission organizations. While we have many amazing partners, both stateside and international, our main partnership is with a rural hospital in an often-overlooked region of northern Ghana—Yendi.
We’ve partnered with a regional hospital in Yendi to help provide healthcare to Northern Ghana. Serving over 250,000 people, the hospital and its staff are stretched thin, usually operating beyond their capacity.
Learn more about how MISSION:318 has stepped in to help provide resources and expertise to Yendi Hospital.
Sefwi Bekwai
New Mother Baby Clinic in Sefwi Bekwai
On June 20, 2025, Mission:318 joined the people of Sefwi-Bekwai, Ghana, to officially commission a new Maternal and Child Health Clinic, marking a transformative milestone for healthcare in the Western North Region. This project was the culmination of a deep-rooted partnership between Mission:318, the Ghana Health Service, and the Paramount Chief, Oyiedayie Basape Kojo Armah III, who personally championed the initiative to replace the current dilapidated facility. The commissioning ceremony, attended by nearly 400 community members and officials, celebrated a vision realized through local labor and international support, emphasizing a shared commitment to providing a safe, dignified environment for mothers to bring new life into the world.
Designed to serve over 20,000 patients annually, the modern clinic provides critical access to prenatal care, expanded delivery rooms, and life-saving malaria interventions in a region that has historically struggled with high pediatric mortality rates. Beyond the “bricks and mortar,” the initiative embodies Mission:318’s core value of leading “not just with words, but through collective action,” as inspired by 1 John 3:18. By integrating local leadership with sustainable healthcare practices and ongoing medical education, the center stands as a lasting promise to ensure that the families of Sefwi-Bekwai no longer have to travel long distances for the quality care they deserve.
HAITI
Along with our primary partnership in Yendi, we also serve the CHIDA Medical Clinic in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. This clinic serves over 1000 children and adults in a region that is often overlooked. Dr. Wyslyn Avenard is the rockstar doctor that serves the region so faithfully.
Each year a team of dedicated MISSION:318 doctors and nurses come alongside Dr. Wislyn to do well and critical care visits. Because of our strong relationship, Dr. Wislyn has been able to come to the St. Louis region for further training.
In 2018, the political crisis caused many public health facilities to be shut down due to shortages of supplies, life saving therapies, and human resources for health. The CHIDA Medical Clinic in Cap-Haïtien, funded by the not-for-profit Pittsburgh Kids Foundation, serves over 1000 children and adults to fill the gap for a region that is often overlooked. Through our trusted partnerships with Brace For Impact46 and the Pittsburgh Kids Foundation, Mission:318 delivers medical and surgical care through well and critical care visits alongside Dr. Wislyn Avenard, who serves the region faithfully.
Our Impact: In 2021 and early 2022, Mission:318 provided life-saving medical care in both Cap Haitïen and in St. Louis for a critical CHIDA hospital nurse, in charge of outreach programs throughout Cap HaÏtien. Our teams assessed, consulted, and recommended medical and surgical infrastructure improvements for PKF and Brace For Impact46 for the CHIDA Hospital. Additionally, Mission:318 brings Dr. Wislyn Avenard to St. Louis to further his medical training.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
With similar core values of serving forgotten communities in the name of Christ, Mission:318 and the Pujols Family Foundation have developed a culturally- sensitive, comprehensive care program for families enrolled in the ConGracia program in batey Aleman, located in the San Pedro de Marcoris region of the Dominican Republic.
We are excited to partner with The Tabernacle Community Development Corporation to help make healthcare available to more people in St. Louis. TCDC serves the North St. Louis community. They recently purchased and renovated an old school building to become office space for local non-profits, calling it, “The Hub”. Because of our strong relationships with Mercy and TCDC, Mercy will be moving into The Hub to provide much-needed medical services to the community.
UNITED STATES
We love serving with our partners in Ghana and Haiti, but we recognize that there are also people closer to home who are in need of quality healthcare. In parts of our hometown St. Louis, the cost and availability of medical treatment put healthcare out of reach for many living in poverty.
We are excited to partner with The Tabernacle Community Development Corporation to help make healthcare available to more people in St. Louis. TCDC serves the North St. Louis community. They recently purchased and renovated an old school building to become office space for local non-profits, calling it, “The Hub”. Because of our strong relationships with Mercy and TCDC, Mercy will be moving into The Hub to provide much-needed medical services to the community.