Dr. Madison W. Patrick

Dr. Madison "Matt" Patrick was born in Hollywood, CA. He was the oldest of three boys, and lived in southern California until he was a freshman in high school, at which time his mother was diagnosed with end-stage metastatic breast cancer. The cancer was so advanced that she was given just a few months to live.

Dr. Patrick's father sold his service station and automotive repair business in Hollywood, and the family moved to southern Oregon where the fervent prayers of family and friends were answered, and GOD healed his mother! She lived cancer-free for 33 more years – a real miracle!! What's even greater is that Dr. Patrick's mother was primarily responsible for leading him to CHRIST.

Upon completion of high school, he first attended Bible school, and while at Bible school, Dr. Patrick began to see the tremendous need for medical work on the Mission field. After only one term as a ministerial student, Dr. Patrick enrolled in the pre-med program. In 1964 he joined the National Guard. That same year he met his beloved wife-to-be, Jan, and were later married in 1969.

In 1972, while Dr. Patrick was still attending medical school and Jan was working in the med-school lab, they had the blessing of meeting Southeast Asian Missions founder Dr. L. Thomas Rayner. The Patrick’s were so taken by Dr. Rayner’s Missions efforts overseas that they started tithing to his cause.

After completing medical school in 1974 from the University of Oregon Medical School, Dr. Patrick returned to the U.S. Army as an officer, and was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, where he was able to complete his internship and residency in Pediatrics. In 1975, Dr. Rayner decided to find a new mission base in the U.S. and felt that the LORD was drawing him to the state of Hawaii. Jan wrote to Dr. Rayner, inviting him to "come stay with us for a week or two", and he accepted the invitation. Jan was able to raise awareness on base at Fort Lewis about Dr. Rayner and his Mission work, and with GOD's help, she raised enough money for Dr. Rayner to put a down payment on a house in Hawaii, half-way between the U.S, mainland and southeast Asia.

In 1979, Dr. Patrick requested to be stationed in Hawaii, and in August 1979 they moved to the island of Oahu, where Dr. Patrick became the Chief of Pediatrics at the U.S. Army Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks for two years, and then became the Chief of the Emergency Room. Dr. Patrick continued his work for the military, eventually becoming the Chief of the emergency room at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.

In 1984, Dr. Patrick was to join Dr. Rayner and the Missions Treasurer, John Watanabe, in India for a Missions trip, only to find himself having to fly to Nepal instead, due to a tragic event. While in Nepal, Dr. Rayner suffered a heart attack and died. Dr. Patrick flew to Nepal and was a member of the funeral services that were held there in Nepal. Upon Dr. Rayner’s death, Dr. Patrick became the President for Southeast Asian Missions.

In 1985 Dr. Patrick became Chief Medical Officer on Johnston Atoll until 1988. While there, he became a full Colonel. He also became an expert in the field of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Emergency Medical Response, and wrote the Protection Plan for the Pentagon in 2002. Additionally, Dr. Patrick volunteered for duty during Desert Storm as the Officer in Charge of the 21st Evacuation Hospital, FWD, in Doha Kuwait, only a short distance from the Iraqi border, overseeing all of the American medical care in the Kuwaiti Theatre. During the process of taking command of the 21st Evacuation Hospital, FWD, the hospital and part of the Doha, Kuwait U.S. Army compound were destroyed in a series of tank munitions explosions nearby. Dr. Patrick received a Bronze Star for his hazardous duty performance and his ability to manage a real mass casualty.

Dr. Patrick retired from the U.S. Army as a Full Colonel in 1996, and has continued to consult for the military and other civilian groups. He currently works as an ER Physician at Brooke Army Medical Center, now being renamed the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC). He continues to work tirelessly not only in the medical field, but also as a dedicated servant of the LORD and the work of Southeast Asian Missions.

Dr. Patrick and his wife Jan have been married for over 42 years, have 3 children, and 6 grandchildren.