Volunteer · Medical & Non-Medical
There is a place for you on this team.
Doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, teachers, students, friends. Every name on this page is here because someone said yes.
Why we need you
The work only happens because people show up.
For over twenty years, IMO has run free medical outreaches in Jos and Lagos — surgeries, dental care, eye care, lab work, prescription medicine, prayer. None of it happens without volunteers. A typical outreach week takes between 60 and 150 volunteers on the ground, almost all of them paying their own way to be there.
You don’t have to be a surgeon to belong here. You have to be willing.
“There is nothing more fulfilling than helping other people.”
Who we need
Three kinds of yes.
Medical Volunteers
Surgeons, anesthesiologists, OR nurses, recovery nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, optometrists, pharmacists, lab technicians. If you have clinical training, we have patients waiting.
Non-Medical Volunteers
Triage, intake, pharmacy support, prayer team, hospitality, logistics, translators, photographers. The work behind the work — and absolutely no outreach happens without it.
Trainers & Teachers
CPR instructors, nursing-workshop leads, community-health educators. In September 2024, our team trained and CPR-certified 41 nurses in a single workshop. We want to do more of that.
Initially, I imagined how tasking it would be to attend to patients from morning to evening, but as the mission went on I saw the smiles we put on people’s faces and it melted my heart.
— Augsburg Habila, Medical Student & IMO Volunteer
Four ways to be part of this
Pray. Connect. Invest. Join.
01
Pray
Prayer is where every outreach begins. Set an alarm for noon and pray with us — for the patients, the surgeons, the surgeries that haven’t been scheduled yet.
02
Connect
Come to a volunteer meeting. Meet the team, ask questions, hear what an outreach actually looks like. Medical and non-medical welcome — bring a friend.
03
Invest
It takes money to do almost anything. A one-time gift or monthly support keeps the lights on, the supplies stocked, and the next mission funded.
04
Join
Get on the plane. Use your gifts on the ground in Jos. There is tremendous fulfillment when God uses what you already have to reach someone you have never met.
Tell us about yourself
Start the conversation.
Fill out the form and we will be in touch about the next outreach.
Volunteer interest form coming soon. In the meantime, call us at (717) 880-6448.
One yes is all it takes
Say yes.
Or send the surgery in your place.