At age 14, Linda developed a chronic health problem that required her to
be hospitalized for major surgery several times a year. She survived bacterial
meningitis that left her in a coma for 2 weeks and blind for 6 months. She once
celebrated two birthdays in a row in the hospital—without going home in
between. She has had several experiences when she was not expected to live. But
yet Linda is the most vibrant, grateful, and cheerful person you will ever
meet. She once told me that her mission field, as she hoped and planned, is the
hospital. But instead of serving God as a doctor, she serves Him as a patient.
No matter how sick she is, the light of the Lord radiates from her.
Linda exemplifies the teaching of the apostle Peter. Despite her trials,
she rejoices, and the genuineness of her faith brings “praise, honor, and
glory” to Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:6-7).
Write your plans in pencil and remember that God has the eraser. (RBC)
