 to HCJB’s medical work in 1950, Nate Saint, a young missionary working in the eastern jungle of Ecuador and affiliated with Mission Aviation Fellowship, enlisted the help of Dr. Fuller for the implementation of a medical hospital near the MAF's base at Shell Mera.Hospital Vozandes-Shell was completed in 1958 largely through gifts from listeners to the “Back to the Bible” radio program.Within time, HCJB’s medical ministries extended beyond established hospitals to mobile medical clinics, potable water projects and urban clinics.