fistulas and faith

For a long time, women's health issues have been an important part of shaping what I want to do and how I feel like God has called me to serve God. I wanted to publish this post to briefly provide some more information about women's health-- especial maternal-fetal health-- for those who are interested or just don't know much.

Here is a good introductory article from the BBC.

The Fistula Foundation helps to tackle an enormous problem in women's health, obstetric fistula. As you may have surmised, it was learning about fistulas that first really captured my heart and made me think, "wow! I could really do something about this." There is no way that I will ever be a gyn surgeon and fix fistulas (ask me to tell you sometime about how I know I'll never be a surgeon at all), but I trust that God will be able to use me to be His hands & feet in the world.

And finally, in case you were wondering, we will be serving at Soddo Christian Hospital this summer. Paul and Becca Gray will be our supervisors, and we will be working with a number of other health providers both foreign and national. Check it out!