The destination?
The hallowed halls of the Christian Medical College - Vellore. A 3 day medical missions conference for students called "Shiloh" is being held from the 30th of Sept till the 3rd of Oct.
The goal?
To meet fresh excited medical students (and student nurses) who want to serve God.
The hoped-for outcome?
A person who will want to serve as a
medical officer with the Jeevan Sahara Kendra as we expand to become a Community Care Centre and a Link ART centre.The tools?
Stories, dreams, thoughts, ideas...
We have made a new brochure about JSK, a set of posters and a 'standee' - a large vinyl sign that can be unrolled to a 3x6 ft size!
Underlying all of this is the ever shifting topography of our 'plan.' The plan for how the Jeevan Sahara is going to play itself out in the new set up. The plan which seeks to find staff for new functions - while at the same time trying to balance the different areas of work that clamour for attention. The plan that seeks to strike that hard balance between making do with all that is available and dreaming the seemingly impossible.
Well, we have an ever-growing set of papers and want to take things forward. But the already sparse hair on my head is growing sparser as we try to hammer out the slippery details!
Prayers very much needed.
Andi - -sounds like a great trip . . . will be praying for the Lord to guide your footsteps even as he has promised . . "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD" Psalm 37:23
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john
Vellore is so close to Chennai - any chance we could see you?
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you are able to go for Shiloh. Our present day medical and nursing graduates need to hear what you are doing - it will give them a different perspective that what they are always exposed to - the capitalistic and academic side of medicine. Praying that the next generation of JSK workers will be found at this conference.
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