Sorry to be so delinquent in posting the last few months. Much happened in April and May since I last wrote. I won't share all the stories today but will have to fill in some later. I completed my missionary associate term at the end of April and traveled back to the United States. On the way I stopped in Greece for two weeks. Christine and I attended the Christian Medical and Dental Associations international conference for medical missionaries. It was an incredible time with over 700 medical missionaries from all over the world. It was great to see several of my partners from SWMC in Michigan. We had rich times of fellowship and worship and sharing along with learning new things in medicine in the 2/3s world. We met several doctors from Zambia. Some working in the northwest province with SIM at a hospital and several Zambians from the University Training Hospital in Lusaka. So good to know of fellow Christians working in the medical field alongside of us. We are looking forward to connecting with both these groups more as time progresses.
We also spent several days exploring Greece. My favorite was our tour of Corinth. This is a picture of me on the road we know Paul walked on. Our guide was excellent at telling us about Paul and the events of Acts and the accuracy of the Biblical account as far as archeology goes. It was very faith building.
Now I am back in the States. I'm staying with my parents for a little while. I've gone one weekend to Michigan so far to reconnect in clinic and take my pastoral licensing exam. I passed the test! So now I interview with the credentialing committee in a few weeks and the missions committee of the Michigan District so I can be on my way to full missionary appointment for the national interview process in October. My plan is to work part time at my clinic starting in midJuly. Thank you for all your prayers and support. My transition back to the U.S. has gone smoothly so far. I'll share later about some of the last days in Zambia and the new things to come.
