One of the best things about the course is meeting people who’ve worked in all sorts of places and hearing their stories. Tonight I ran a ‘chat show’ and interviewed a few of the participants. We heard from one doctor who wondered why everyone suddenly fell to the floor during her ward round in Sudan and then realised that bullets were flying outside the hospital! Another participant has to watch for altitude sickness whenever she returns from work in the city to her home in the mountains of Tibet. We heard about struggles with spiritual oppression and corruption and about the joy of training people and seeing them learn and grow both medically and spiritually.
David Yorston gave us a wonderful lecture on eyes. He reminded us that ophthalmology must be important as Jesus did more healing of blindness than any other specialty! However he also reflected on Jesus’ remarkable promise in John 14:12 that we will do even greater things than he has done. During his earthly ministry, Jesus healed a handful of blind people in Palestine. But now, God’s ophthalmologists around the world are doing literally millions of sight-restoring cataract operations every year.
What a privilege to be a part of God’s healing ministry – not because we are extraordinary people, but we are ordinary people with an extraordinary God. I was moved by a phrase written by a missionary doctor, quaking in his boots as he started an operation – ‘It’s a tiny needle, but in the mighty hand of God.’
Vicky Lavy
Head of International Ministries
Head of International Ministries
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