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Welcome to the MD Harris Institute, Inc. We help leaders, churches, and other organizations teach, preach, counsel, consult, heal, feed, clothe, serve, rescue, and protect stakeholders and the needy, often in hard places. A few of our activities are listed below:

  • Cared for hundreds of patients in the Friendship Clinic in the al-Hamidiya village in Quneitra countryside, Syria. Provided medical supplies and medical training for local staff and collaborated with Sojourners United (9-10/26).
  • Taught 7–11-year-olds in Kamyanka, Cherkasy Oblast, to build and use robots, in coordination with Grounds Center ESL and Technology School (5/26).
  • Led one day seminars – Business Practices for Churches and other Small Organizations at Kyiv Theological Seminary KTS (5/26) and Biblical Counseling and Mental Health in Zhitni Gory, near Kyiv, for Abide Ministries (5/26).
  • Cared for patients and delivered medical equipment and supplies at KTS (10/25, 5/26).
  • Taught Biblical Counseling and Medical Illness online at KTS Master’s in Biblical Counseling Program (3/26).
  • Provided Military History Edutainment – Raleigh County WV Veterans and First Responders Museum: Tarawa (Jan 26), Saratoga (Feb 26), Antietam (3/26), Battlefield Medicine in the American Revolution (4/26), Ia Drang (6/26), Uncle Sam (7/26), Meuse-Argonne (7/26).
  • Taught robotics, biology, and flag football at a Christian K-12 school near Bethlehem (10/25).
  • Healed, preached, and taught Biblical Theology of the New Testament at KTS, online and in person (10/25, 8-12/25).
  • Prayer walked, grilled, and evangelized with SBDR in New Martinsville, WV (8/25).
  • Facilitated research and scholarly partnerships between the Vinnytsia National Technical University (Ukraine), the West Virginia University, and the West Virginia University of Technology (5/25 and ongoing)
  • Taught world religions at UBTS (5/25, 5/26), sports conditioning, collaboration with pastors and leaders, assisting with substance abuse and wounded warrior facilities, medical care (Ukraine. 5/25)
  • Did flood recovery with SBDR in Welch, WV. (2-3/25), Triadelphia (6/25).
  • Partnered between the Taipei International Church and Taiwan Baptist Theological Seminary (TBTS), counterparts in the Ukraine (Renewal Church, Kyiv Theological Seminary – KTS) and counterparts in the USA (Germantown Baptist Church TN, Memorial Baptist Church WV) to assist with security (Russian war and Chinese hostility) and disaster relief (Taiwan, 2-3/25). 
  • Collaborated with Ukrainian and American leaders at Ukrainian Week in Washington DC (2/25, 2/26).
  • Shipped clothing for Ukrainian refugees, art therapy supplies for disabled Ukrainian children and teens, tourniquets for soldiers, and other humanitarian goods (8/24 to present).
  • Assisted in Hurricane Helene recovery (clean up and emergency supply) in NC, VA, and WV (with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR)). (10/24).
  • Did neighborhood engagement, biblical counseling, and prayer with Hillcrest Baptist Church and neighbors in Butler PA within 24 hours of the first assassination attempt on former President Trump (7/24).
  • Medications delivered for the Christian Medical Association (CMA) Ukraine (6/24).
  • Authored hundreds of articles on a variety of topics, many from a Christian perspective (2011 to present).

The MDHI is an all-volunteer organization with a tight budget and a huge impact. We achieve this by learning exactly what the locals need and collaborating with other individuals and organizations to accomplish it. We go where others can’t or won’t and operate at both missions and geopolitical levels.

MDHI Articles contains more than 500 articles written from a Christian point of view and covering all areas of life. Search for an article using the SEARCH box in the Sidebar, talk to Cyndi, our AI secretary, use the MENU – MDHI ARTICLES by category in the Sidebar, or peruse our COMPREHENSIVE LIST at the bottom of each page. For our non-English speaking friends, use TRANSLATE in the Sidebar. To have Cyndi READ an article to you, go to the article you would like her to read, highlight the article or portion, and click the button above it. If you “select all”, click on the three dots to the right and scroll down to “read aloud.” The MDHI also has crossword puzzles and other activities based on these articles to enhance learning. 

MDHI Business provides business and finance education and consultation, prioritizing individuals, families, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. Clients include the Memorial Baptist Church, Kyiv Theological Seminary, Abide Ministries, Our Legacy Ministries, Good Sports International, and many others.

MDHI Courses offers free online courses on Christian and secular topics.  Our primary audience is homeschoolers, Christian school students, and underprivileged students, but resources are available to all. 

MDHI Edutainment offers informative and entertaining talks on historical, medical, religious, and business topics.

The Harris Family Garden provides fruits, vegetables, and herbs free of charge to others.

MDHI Medicine is the portal that Dr. Harris uses for education, consultation, and pro-bono international telemedicine, including patients in Ukraine, Central Asia, Romania, and the Middle East. 

MDHI Science and Technology experts engage in operations and education in additive manufacturing (3D printing), artificial intelligence, drones, hydroponics, robotics, rocketry, space, computer laboratory, and the natural world. 

MDHI Security educates and consults with organizations and individuals about physical, personal, and cyber security, fire safety, law enforcement, counter-trafficking, and counter drug activity. MDHI Security studies military, terrorism, crime, technologies, and disruptions from a local, regional, national, and global level. We advise individuals and organizations on threat mitigation, response, and recovery. 

MDHI uses internet-based Space, Air, Land, and Sea Tracking and Observation capabilities and open-source intelligence to enhance education to businesses, Christian mission organizations, and others. We also use it to train non-emergency personnel on all facets of security. Such intelligence and training are vital for the security of workers and travelers.

MDHI Store contains links to MDHI-published books on Amazon.

The Richard Harding Center for Preaching contains preaching resources and recordings of several sermons by a fine Christian man and Alaska bush preacher.