Missionary Doctor

I have a friend who is a doctor. He delivers babies, among other things. I asked him to go on a medical mission trip with me in 2002 and he did, his very first one. He fell in love with the whole life of the short term missionary. Since then he has been on dozens of trips, organizing, leading, mentoring, encouraging the volunteers, and treating the poor and sick in faraway places. Lives of both volunteers and natives have been changed forever by his tireless devotion to serving the Lord in this way. Yet, he has had his own personal challenges. Tonight we had supper and talked about many things; the highs and the lows of the past few years. We are still amazed at how God turned a simple conversation and invitation 8 years ago into this powerful force that has propelled him deep into a life of meaning that he had only dreamed about but never thought would happen. The workings of God are so complex and intricate, who can know them? When we step into a relationship with another person, how can we ever know the full portent of our lives intersecting? What mysteries lie in simple, honest friendships, that can go on to change the world!