Stanley Gordon Sturges | |
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| Born | October 14, 1929 Congo |
| Died | July 12, 2019 Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pacific Union College ’50, Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelists ’55 |
| Occupation | Seventh-Day Adventist Medical Missionary |
| Honours | 1961 Ten Outstanding Young Americans |
Stanley Gordon Sturges (October 14, 1929 – July 12, 2019) was an American physician and missionary.[1] He and his wife, Raylene Sturges, were the first Seventh-day Adventist medical missionaries to Nepal in 1957. They founded the Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, which is the only Western hospital in Kavre District and serves half a million people.[2] In 1961, the US Junior Chamber of Commerce named Sturges one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans.[3]
Sturges came from a strong tradition of medical missionary work in his family, and his goal was to minister to the needs of the sick and needy disregarding their social or economic position. It was illegal to openly speak and preach Christianity in Nepal at the time, so patients would come into contact with Sturges’ religion through the hospital.[4]
- ^ Sturges, Stanley (1965). In the Valley of Seven Cities. Review and Herald Pub. Association.
- ^ "Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital". Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "Heritage Snapshot Part 205: Stanley G. Sturges MD". www.citynewsgroup.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ Sturges, Stanley (July–August 1962). "To Give His Very Best" (PDF). Listen Journal of Better Living. 15 – via Adventist Archives.