When I mentioned to Anne that I had posted a bit of her story on my blog she responded with the following which I use with her permission: (it brought tears to my eyes)
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Our friends at CCIH have requested we post a piece written by Dr Paul Robinson, a physician and public health expert. As a previously practicing OB/GYN I find Paul’s piece excellent and fully agree with his scriptural interpretations.
“OUR POOR NEIGHBORS CONSIDERED US POOR!” AN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPACT FROM THE RIGHT KIND OF MESSAGE2/8/2015 I was recently chatting with my friend from SIM, Bob Blees. His organization is on the battlefront dealing with the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.
Most of the points made in our discussion of what “health” is are taken from Dr Dan Fountains monograph “Health, the Bible and the Church,” written while Dan was a missionary in residence at Wheaton College back in the late ’80’s.
The emphasis of this posting has to do with the focus of our Christian health ministries.
Nothing creates fear (for some in the Church) as much as the thought of sharing Christ with non-believers.
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AuthorThis is the blog for the Best Practices in Global Health Mission division of the Center for the Study of Health in Mission. It is a space for all who are interested in sharing opinions, ideas and best practices having to do with Christ centered health related ministry. Archives
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