In 2004, Osburn retired early from academia, became non-denominational, and embraced early Christian emphasis on caring for the poor by becoming Executive Director of Caris Foundation, Irving, TX, charged with providing basic needs for the underserved [REF].
In addition to arranging care for hundreds of orphans in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,[REF] he enabled the Fistula Hospital to construct a midwife training college at Desta Minder [REF].