26 day writing challenge, day 3-'seed'

 

It was the last summer break of my life -the year between my first and second year of medical school.   I had to decide how I was going to spend it.  There were two paths  in front of me.   I could spend it earning money doing research. This would leave me all alone in the  city to  my self to make bad choices at night.   The other path took me to  medical evangelism training conference at the university of Redlands.   This conference would put me with other Christian healers in training,  med students and nurses to prepare us how to integrate our faith in medicine and bring people to Christ.  

After listening to a moving sermon on New Year’s Sunday on Jeremiah 29:11, I decided to take the latter.    This shaped my career as a physician.   I was no longer a doctor who happened to be a Christian.   I was a Christian who happened to be a doctor.  My identity was in Christ first, His child placed in this unique position to heal others not only physically , but spiritually.   This choice set me on a path of life long learning on how I can be better at this whole person care.    This would also lead me to discover the Christian Medical Dental Association who had a women’s ministry , Women Physician and Dentist in Christ that I would become active in and later start a small group in my home state.   

I’m looking forward to the 25th reunion of the medical evangelism training this summer.  

I’m also looking forward to tomorrow’s sermon, the first Sunday of the New Year.  I wonder what seeds will be planted there?