05/18/2026
URGENT PRAYER: American missionary doctor Peter Stafford has tested positive for Ebola while serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 🙏
Stafford and his wife Rebekah are Christian medical missionaries serving through Serge. The couple met at The Ohio State University medical school and previously completed residency programs at the University of Kentucky.
According to Serge, Dr. Stafford contracted the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola after treating patients at a hospital amid a growing outbreak in the region.
Two other missionaries who treated patients there, including Rebekah Stafford, are reportedly asymptomatic and following quarantine protocols.
The Staffords said they felt called by God to serve long-term in Nyankunde, a region that has “suffered so much and experienced incredible loss.”
Serge is now asking for “urgent prayer and support for the health, protection, and resilience of the affected families, their medical colleagues, and the local Congolese communities currently impacted by the outbreak.”
Honestly, stories like this are a sobering reminder of the sacrifices missionaries and medical workers make to care for people in dangerous places around the world.
Please join me in praying for healing, protection, wisdom for doctors and health officials, and peace for the Stafford family. 🙏
UPDATE: Serge has asked people not to share photos of the Stafford children online, so I’ve blurred/pixelated their faces out of respect for the family’s privacy.
