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5AUGUST2014BODYOFCHRISTNEWSHowGodanointedJesusofNazarethwiththeHolyGhostandwithpowerwhowentaboutdoinggoodandheal-ingallthatwereoppressedofthedevilforGodwaswiththem.Acts1038WhenIhadtheprivilegeofbeingemployedfulltimeatKaiserPermanenteIworkedsomelonghoursasaphysician.Iworkedsome12hourdaysattime.Itwasbecauseofmyownchoiceandmyownpracticestyle.IhavenoregretsaboutthemanyhoursIspenttakingcareofpatientsinthehospitalaswellasmyclinic.InadditiontothisworkIwasdoingalotofvolunteerworklaboringunpaidinthecommunitydoinghealtheduca-tionandhealthscreening.InotherwordsIwasdoinghealthministry.OneofmycolleaguesnotedwhatIwasdoingandwaswonderingwhyIwoulddosuchathing.Iguesstohimitseemedabitmasochistic.IdidnotevenbothertoexplainwhyIwasdoingallthevolunteerworkandtryingtohelpthecommunitydespitealltheworkIwasdoing.Thefactofthemat-terwasthatIactuallyfeltcompelledtodowhatIwasdoing.Thereasonforthiswasbecauseofapriorexpe-rienceIhadworkingasamissionaryinEthiopiaasthisturnedouttobealife-changingexperience.MywifeandIwentovertoEthiopiaasmissionariesfrom1984to1987.WewenttherebecauseIhadaburn-ingdesiretohelpthepeopleaffectedbythefamine.IhadseenmanynewsreportsaboutthefamineandIwasmovedtoactbecauseofthescenesIsawonTVofsufferingstarvingchildren.Iwassothankfulmywifewaswillingtogoandourtwoyoungchildrenwentaswell.Ieventuallysawwithmyowneyesthestarvingchildrenaswellassufferingadults.Iactuallyheldthosechildreninmyarms.IgavethemfoodmedicineIVfluidclothingandblankets.ManylivesweresavedandIregretwecouldnotsaveeveryone.DuringthecourseofthisworkIwasleftwithmentalimagesandmemoriesthatwillbewithmefortherestofmylife.Onefaminevictiminparticularstandsoutinmymemories.Itwasapersonbroughtbyhismothertoourclinicandfeedingcentercompound.HewasinfactalivingskeletonIthoughtforsureheasgoingtodiethatnight.AmazinglywhenwetriedtogivehimfoodheturnedhisheadawayandrefusedtoeatAlloureffortstogethimtoeatwerefutile.FinallyoneofmyEthiopiaco-work-erssuggestedwetakehimtothetenthospitalbeingoperatedbyoneoftheothermissions.Weusedourjeepandtookhimthere.Ipleadedhiscasewhichwasnotdifficult.AswedroveawayIcouldjustprayLordsavehimWereturnedthenextdayandfoundtoourshockandalsodelighthewasstillalive.Thedoctortoldmethattheyhadessentiallyfedhimbyputtingatubethroughthenoseintothestom-achtogiveliquidnourishment.Thenhisappetitereturnedandhewaseat-ingeverythinghecouldgethishandson.Hewasessentiallyamiraclechild.Heactuallywentontogainalotofweightandlookedhealthy.WhenwereturnedhometoAmericathememoriescamewithusjustassurelyasourluggage.RightthenandtheremywifeandIdecidedthateventhoughwewerebackinourowncoun-trywewerestillmissionaries.Despitethepeoplewehelpedonourjobswhatwedidseemedinsufficientlysatisfying.Soweembarkedonapro-gramofcommunityhealthoutreachinadditiontoourregularemployment.IcallthisourMissiontoAmerica.Wewereandarestilldeterminedtohelpasmanypeopleaswecantolivelon-gerandbetter.Thisisourtestimonyandthereasonforouractionsnow.WebelieveGodisguidingusinthisandwearethankfulforthisandforthenumerouspeopleinthecommu-nityandevennationwidewhohavehelpedus.WebelievethatlikeJesusweallshouldgoaboutdoinggoodandhealingallthatwereoppressedofthedevil.MissionToAmericaDr.ConnerByByronE.ConnerM.D.Weusedourjeepandtookhimthere.Ipleadedhiscasewhichwasnotdifficult.AswedroveawayIcouldjustprayLordsavehimHEALTH