Dear Family and Friends,
I persevered and have survived the second year of medical school at Emory University! I will openly admit to you that it has been very grueling at times, and it has tested me in many different ways. While I found the difficulty of Chemical Engineering in its complexity, I have found the difficulty of Medicine in its colossal volume of information. Let’s just say I am very excited that starting next year, I move from my tiny collapsing bubble-existence in classrooms, study rooms, and libraries into the hospitals and caring for patients! We have spent a little bit of time caring for patients this year, and I absolutely loved it. In fact just recently, I did my first newborn baby physical exam - what a miracle life is! I have definitely found one of my life passions in medicine.
I long to share with all of you more about what has become the most important part of my life, though, which is my walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord, in His amazing grace, has blessed me in many ways throughout my life though I know I am completely undeserving and unworthy. I confess to all of you that I was like the prodigal son spoken about by the Lord in Luke 15:11-32, and I even became an atheist in my arrogance while at Clemson in 1995. However, in His unfailing love, He ran out to me, threw His arms around me, and opened my eyes as I sat down to read the New Testament and prove it wrong. While I was quiet about this for five years, I can no longer remain silent about His love and the life He gives to those who believe (John 3:16). This, then, has become my primary life passion.
Last year, I was blessed with the opportunity to see the union of my two passions when I went on a medical mission to Venezuela. It is no exaggeration for me to say that that trip was a life changing experience. To work alongside 75 other medical students and 50 health professionals in sharing the love of Christ to meet the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of the people in the small towns we went to literally brought tears to my eyes. So this year, when the same opportunity presented itself again, I couldn’t possibly refuse! Although only two of us went from Emory last year, this year seven of us are going – which hints at the growth of our fellowship at Emory, and I am very encouraged to share this news with you. We will be leaving for Merida, Venezuela on June 11 and returning July 2.
Please join me in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) to take the love of Christ to help those in Venezuela with Medical Campus Outreach. We live in a very exciting time, in which the number of missionaries in past few decades exceeds the total number of missionaries that lived in the previous 1900 years! My prayer for you is that you share in this joy by going on a mission trip yourself – I am certain God would amaze you as much as He has and does me! Also, please consider partnering with me in prayer and financial support for this trip. With your help, I will raise $2500 in the next few weeks. Missionary work is never fruitful if attempted solely by those who go, but it is vitally dependent upon those who financial support the team and bathe all efforts in prayer in the name of Christ!
I sincerely thank you for all of your support, both past and present, and I pray with Paul that “the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14)
Love in Christ,
Chad
Email me at yachadhoo@yahoo.com