After a busy year, I am finally ready to spend my little bit of free time during residency in Tanzania and Haiti. It is exciting and surreal. I am looking forward to time for reflection, being outside (even if it will be HOT!), and being reminded, I hope, of why I became a doctor.
Dad said in church today that he remembers me saying at 8 years old that I wanted to be a doctor in Africa. It's crazy to think that we never know what is really possible. We rarely believe that dreams or visions we have will actually happen. But, here I am, a doctor, for the first time going back to Africa....so, I guess, with God all things are possible.
I don't know if I feel like a great missionary at this point in my life. In fact, I feel like I need a missionary. I don't think this trip is so much about being able to do great things for people as it is about allowing me time for discernment about the future.
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Dear Rachel,
ReplyDeleteI love to read your thoughts. Who would know that at that young age God had a plan for your life and you would be a missionary in Africa, even if it is a short assignment. The Lord certainly knew so here you are today in Tanzania, Africa. God is amazing! You are amazing! You are fearfully and wonderfully made, marvellous are His works! Rachel, you may not feel like a missionary, you may feel you need a missionary but guess what? You are a missionary! You always have been! Your life testifies of Him, your words, your actions, your countenance, your smile...I love you, Mom