Ep. 12: From Patient to Provider — Julie Nagadya on the Heart Behind Renewal Healthcare

Julie Nagadya was once a sponsored student in Africa Renewal's Next Generation Leadership Program. Today she's the Hospital Administrator at Wentz Medical Center, overseeing a network of six clinics across Uganda that serves more than 50,000 patients a year.In this episode, Julie walks through the growth of Renewal Healthcare from a single facility in 2005 to a full system reaching remote communities by boat, road, and mobile medical camp. She describes a patient's full journey through the clinic, shares a story of a birth mother's difficult decision and the staff member who adopted her son, and explains how Renewal Healthcare treats patients of every faith without turning anyone away. She closes with a look at the system's expansion plans, aiming to serve up to 150,000 patients a year, and what partners can do to help equip the new hospital block and fund upcoming medical camps.A conversation about healing, calling, and what it looks like to grow up sponsored by a ministry and come back to lead within it.