Tchaourou, Benin
Divine Grace Medical Center
Dr. Bernard Sogbo lives his life as a person impacted by grace. So it’s only fitting he named his ministry Divine Grace Medical Clinic.
His calling is to help his neighbors in need and to practice love for one another.
“Jesus is the example that we follow because he saved his children out of love,” Sogbo said. “This is what explains, above all, my passion and commitment to serve in this organization: to proclaim salvation in Jesus Christ to everyone, even in the most remote and pagan environments.”
Divine Graces is a growing medical clinic equipped to handle medical emergencies, general consultations and pharmaceutical needs. The facilities assist children, men, women and expectant mothers.
His other passion is to help others meet Christ. He does this through evangelistic campaigns impacting lives for Jesus in remote villages in the Tchaourou region.
Dr. Bernard Sogbo
About the ministry:
Name: Divine Grace Medical Center
Location: Tchaourou, Benin
Director: Dr. Bernard Sogbo
Partnership: 2022-present
Staff: 12
Our mission:
“To show the community that it is only in Jesus Christ that there is salvation. Therefore, we have a desire to evangelize on the redemption in Christ. And to bring quality health care to the same community, regardless of the distance. We, therefore, advocate for both spiritual and physical healing.”
Why I love being a director:
“Being a director of a ministry makes me first of all a leader, since I manage many things at once. In all this, and with the help of Christ, we find the best strategies to satisfy everyone in one way or another. It is a privilege and an honor for me. At this level, I give more than I receive. I exchange with the partners to receive advice from them through their experiences in specific areas. We sometimes travel together to other regions, which allows us to acquire other knowledge or other realities. Jesus Christ is in the boat and it will never, never, never capsize.”
About Benin:
Population: 13.3 million
Size: 112,622 sq. km, or slightly smaller than Pennsylvania.
Capital: Porto-Novo
Borders: Togo to the West; Burkina Faso to the northwest; Niger to the north; Nigeria to the east; Atlantic Ocean to the south.
Religious groups: Muslim, 27.7%; Catholic, 25.5%; Protestant, 13.5; Vodoun, 11.6%.
Primary language: French
Literacy (age 15+): 42.4%
Physician density: 0.08 doctors per 1,000 people.
Population below international poverty line: 38.5%
Life expectancy: 61.8 years
Infant mortality rate: 57.2 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Major exports: Cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood.
Climate: Tropical; hot and humid in the south; semiarid in the north.
Terrain: Mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains.
