I gave my life to Christ in the year 2000 during a children’s program organized by our local church – it's called DVBS (Daily Vacation Bible School). The theme was – The King Is Coming. As we went through the lessons – classes, plenaries, and drama, I could see the sharp contrast between those who would be found right and those who would not! It was then that I gave my life to Christ.
As I have walked with the Lord, I have come to appreciate His love and assurance. I am saved because the grace of God has kept me. I have sought reconciliations of relationships that seemed dead. I have grown to love and to seek out fellowship with believers. I have learned to seek His will before any step – that has meant that many a time, I write my plans on sand and be sensitive to His leading.
It is difficult to pinpoint when my actual calling occurred. I am told I always said I wanted to be a doctor since I was a baby. The one experience that remains clear is, ’The story of the broken arm’ – in 1996, I fell off a bicycle and fractured my left arm. It was a painful encounter as I was mishandled by plaster technicians trying countless times to achieve a closed reduction of segmented, displaced fractures of both radius and ulna, without any form of pain management. I was later referred to the surgeon who took me to the theatre for ORIF. That bitter experience, contrasted with a professional compassionate touch birthed in me a desire to see patients handled better – in terms of both professionalism and compassion. This has since been strengthened along the way by the doors God has opened and the encounters He has chosen to let me have.
I would like to work in any area that allows for growth and ministry and one that would be accommodating and conducive to my family.
I would like to serve in a semi-urban area, predominantly Christian – where we can spur one another up, actively engage in discipleship and mentorship. I would like this as I feel more gifted with the ministry of discipleship. I don't have a particular community/region at the moment.
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