The Christian Medical & Dental Association honored Dr. Mary Wilder with their 2025 Servant of Christ Award! In addition to her years as a neurosurgeon and seminary professor, Dr. Wilder served with WorldVenture (CBI) at Shikarpur Christian Hospital in Pakistan for two decades, providing life-saving care among unreached people and least-reached communities. That compassion was driven by her strong faith in Jesus. And her impact was felt far and wide, including on WorldVenture president, Dr. Jeff Denlinger, and vice president of Global Initiatives, Dr. Marty Shaw.
“Dr. Mary is a hero of faith to many, many CBFMS-CBI-WV alumni and partners, including me as a student of hers,” Jeff Denlinger wrote.
CDMA shared a beautiful tribute video to Dr. Wilder that you can watch here. Scroll toward the bottom of the awards’ page to see her announcement.
WorldVenture is proud of our dear colleague, Dr. Mary Wilder, and how she represents the hundreds of active and alumni global workers who answer the call of Christ and bring their talents to serve in missions through WorldVenture. WorldVenture remains at the forefront of sending some of the best and brightest global workers throughout the world to bring medical care, education, leadership training, economic development, arts, justice, and more for the purpose of making disciples of all nations.
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