{"id":1177,"date":"2014-03-12T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2017-10-13T18:04:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T18:04:00","slug":"strategic-gospel-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/am\/strategic-gospel-work\/","title":{"rendered":"St.rategic Gospel Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our team has been at Soddo Christian Hospital for just two short days, but already we\u2019ve seen and experienced so much of God at work.<\/p>\n<p>One of our team members has spent her days in the lab, using her skills and experience to answer questions that might help the lab run more efficiently. Today, she sat with the Ethiopian techs and mapped out a simple plan that may have profound logistical effects on the hospital. One of the techs said with gratitude, \u201cGod sent you. We\u2019ve never had anyone care about the lab before. Could you move here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others of our team have spent hours working one-on-one with Ethiopian staff, teaching them computer skills that will benefit the accounting department, the pharmacy, and other departments.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the morning walking through the wards with Eyasu, one of the chaplains, hearing the stories of the patients, praying for them and their family members, and sharing the gospel. I met people that had traveled hundreds of miles to receive care in Soddo, family members of patients who have slept outside each night so they can care for their loved ones, people who have become Christians at the hospital and planned to testify to God\u2019s healing when they return home, and those who have not yet believed. I loved every minute of shaking hands, saying hello in their language, and sharing and praying as the translator followed behind in the native tongue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/SCHChapelBstudyPrayer_114-Small.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/SCHChapelBstudyPrayer_114-Small.jpg\" alt=\"SCHChapelBstudyPrayer_114 (Small)\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/SCHChapelBstudyPrayer_114-Small.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/SCHChapelBstudyPrayer_114-Small-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The highlight, however, was watching Eyasu move from room to room, greeting and praying for patients that have been under the chaplains\u2019 spiritual care as long as they\u2019ve been in the hospital. He knew each name, each story, even the names and stories of family members in the room. He also introduced me to the nurses and the cleaners, emphasizing that each one is important to the mission of the hospital and each labors together to share the love of Christ.<\/p>\n<p>In one ward, the chaplain introduced me to a nurse who speaks a certain dialect of a region around Soddo. She joined in with the chaplain and me going room-to-room. But this time, the rooms were filled with many patients and each bed had a family member sitting at watch. I listened as she spoke, not understanding her words, but knowing immediately that she was sharing the gospel and praying silently for the Lord to touch hearts as they listened in in rapt attention. Then she turned to me and all eyes turned with her.<\/p>\n<p>I felt inadequate and unsure, but knew I could simply share how God had rescued me from my sin and hopelessness. And as I spoke, I realized with clarity the truth of what I was saying to a room full of people unlike me in language and culture: it is true that God loves all people the same and desires all to submit to Him. We\u2019re different in our externals, but we\u2019re all the same in our need.<\/p>\n<p>When I walked out with the nurse, I hugged her and told her how encouraged I am by her work. God is using her at Soddo Christian Hospital. But it\u2019s not just her; she\u2019s but one example. He\u2019s using everyone\u2014the cleaners, the nurses, the doctors, the Ethiopian staff, the international staff, the chaplains, the cashiers, and the lab techs\u2014to work in tandem to speak the gospel and authenticate it through loving care.<\/p>\n<p>There is such strategy and purposefulness to their work. And God is blessing it. 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