Faculty

Krystina McNeil (MPHEd, BA, ASM, CPM, LM) is the Founder and Director of Newlife International School of Midwifery. She and her husband, Matthew, have lived and served as missionaries in the Philippines for 27 years where they oversee a team numbering approximately 80 people.

Krystina holds a Master's degree in Professional Health Education, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Foreign Languages and Education as well as an Associate of Science Degree in Midwifery.

Matthew is an ordained minister and serves as the administrator of Newlife Int'l School of Midwifery. He has also trained several thousand Filipino pastors how to plant new churches. Matthew is also the founder of Project Challenge Foundation and Newlife Int'l Development Partnership mission organization. Krystina and Matthew are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, Josie and Jessica.

For 25 years the McNeils have managed a charity maternity clinic serving impoverished families. Krystina was a midwife volunteer at two large birthing clinics located in Manila where the McNeils used to live. She also has an extensive background in Primary Health Care and she pioneered a comprehensive PHC training program for Bible school students, and she supervised many PHC clinics in squatter areas. In addition, she established a church-based prenatal clinic in Manila for impoverished women.

Krystina is a licensed midwife and a highly gifted instructor. She and her staff have trained 200+ midwife students in addition to dozens of short term interns. Some of these graduated students are now serving as midwives in other developing countries. Some licensed graduates have even returned to to the Philippines to help train new students. In addition, Krystina has trained several Filipino midwives who also serve on staff positions. Over the course of these past many years Krystina, her staff and the students who have come to our facility for training have delivered more than 27,000 babies.