MCO Report
Sunday, Medical Campus Outreach hosted a luncheon for 40 members of our church involved in healthcare. Although we exist mainly to serve our medical campuses, we were thankful to have a number of practicing professionals among us as well. They are critical to our mission....
Some who attended shared stories of medical environments hostile to their Christian faith, and the discouragement that can come with that. It was powerful for future medical professionals to look around and see living examples of others who have trusted in, and taken a stand for, Christ. MCO exists to remind those we serve that Christ is faithful to his promises, with the goal that they can continue living boldly for him even though it appears foolish and "unscientific"....
People in healthcare tend to be busier than most, with the result that there may be little time left for "love and good works." And yet, they are servants who want to make an impact for Christ through the services they provide. At one point, one man at our gathering asked a powerfully simple question: "What can we do for the city?" He was helping us consider the sort of love and good works God has in mind for us to do in our generation, and MCO is eager to foster that vision among the campuses we serve....
The intense pressures of medicine can make it challenging to meet together for mutual encouragement. Healthcare students in particular are hungry for other medical professionals to come alongside them. At our gathering, one graduating student mentioned that it meant so much to her to simply have others who have gone before her simply take the time to come out to a student meeting and make themselves available. One of MCO's primary goals is to help Christians in healthcare connect with one another for the kind of encouragement envisioned in Hebrews 10:23f. Our prayer is that God would allow us to live out this unadorned, yet powerful, vision both now and in the future, at our church and throughout the city, of Christ-empowered outreach, considerate service through healthcare, and intentional community.
Please pray for ongoing preparations for our Summer Medical Institute. Pray especially for more "visiting faculty", older healthcare professionals, to serve on this year's project. Pray for God to work in the lives of our future campus leaders. Please pray that they would be teachable, available, and have a desire to lead and raise up others on their campuses.
Bryan Stoudt, Director
Some who attended shared stories of medical environments hostile to their Christian faith, and the discouragement that can come with that. It was powerful for future medical professionals to look around and see living examples of others who have trusted in, and taken a stand for, Christ. MCO exists to remind those we serve that Christ is faithful to his promises, with the goal that they can continue living boldly for him even though it appears foolish and "unscientific"....
People in healthcare tend to be busier than most, with the result that there may be little time left for "love and good works." And yet, they are servants who want to make an impact for Christ through the services they provide. At one point, one man at our gathering asked a powerfully simple question: "What can we do for the city?" He was helping us consider the sort of love and good works God has in mind for us to do in our generation, and MCO is eager to foster that vision among the campuses we serve....
The intense pressures of medicine can make it challenging to meet together for mutual encouragement. Healthcare students in particular are hungry for other medical professionals to come alongside them. At our gathering, one graduating student mentioned that it meant so much to her to simply have others who have gone before her simply take the time to come out to a student meeting and make themselves available. One of MCO's primary goals is to help Christians in healthcare connect with one another for the kind of encouragement envisioned in Hebrews 10:23f. Our prayer is that God would allow us to live out this unadorned, yet powerful, vision both now and in the future, at our church and throughout the city, of Christ-empowered outreach, considerate service through healthcare, and intentional community.
Please pray for ongoing preparations for our Summer Medical Institute. Pray especially for more "visiting faculty", older healthcare professionals, to serve on this year's project. Pray for God to work in the lives of our future campus leaders. Please pray that they would be teachable, available, and have a desire to lead and raise up others on their campuses.
Bryan Stoudt, Director
posted by M Clark at 5/01/2007 09:16:00 AM
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