The Legacy of Dr. Fort

This blog is from late at night on Sunday, June 9, 2013, after the first night of the WMU Missions Celebration.

     Today has been one of the best days I've ever experienced spiritually. It is so inspiring to hear from so many missionaries around the US and the world and to hear what God is doing through their lives.
        Tonight, we heard about a woman named Wanna Anne Fort. Her story is absolutely inspirational. She and her husband, who recently passed away, were medical missionaries to Africa for many, many years. The truly incredible part is that even though she is almost 89 years old and recently had hip surgery, The Lord just shines through her! You can see it through her demeanor, her words, and through her life.
      She has been in the process of writing an autobiography for years, and tonight her copy was presented to her. After the session, we had a chance to meet her and to talk with her for a little while. She told us story after story of her years in Africa and how she had seen God work. She said there had been times when she had told God, "I simply can't do this!!" But her life is a living testimony to all that God can do!
      One part of her story that gave me chills is the fact that she was a pediatrician. I've known for years that that is the field of medicine I want to pursue, and I've asked God how He might want me to participate in missions through that. To hear her say that she was a pediatrician missionary showed me that God may be wanting to use me in bigger ways than I think! I'm so tired of seeing people around me being merely satisfied in their faith. I want to be on fire for Jesus, and I want Him to use me in big ways!
      Wanna Lee and those like her are heroes in my book. They take the Great Commission very seriously and are willing to follow God's call to the end of the earth! They are willing to give wholly of themselves and to give up luxuries that we take for granted, all for Jesus's sake. My hope is to one day touch as many lives as the missionaries that I heard from and to one day be an inspiration to the next generation like they are to me. These are the true heroes of today's society, and it's because of willing people like them that one day, everyone might have the chance to hear about Jesus.