D. Thompson is a Christian surgeon who has served among the poor in Africa for more than three decades, and is still on the job. In 1977 he founded the Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, and two decades la...view moreD. Thompson is a Christian surgeon who has served among the poor in Africa for more than three decades, and is still on the job. In 1977 he founded the Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, and two decades later launched a program to train and mentor African surgeons that has spread to seven countries in Africa.view less