THE DOCTOR

Seem to have a little more time this evening.  Last night Silas had a low grade fever. Hopefully, he won't tonight.  If so, I will have to get him back to the doctor.  He seems to have more strength today. 

The hospitals here have doctors just for the hospital.  Your primary care physician does not come to the hospital.  

So that is how we met Dr Mark who is 40 years old.  (That's what we will call him.)  He was a very pleasant doctor down in emergency.  So many doctors just come in and out and you know absolutely nothing about your illness when they leave.  Dr.Mark explained to us how Silas' white blood count was up to 25,000 plus. 
Also that  pneumonia was in his right lung and it sounded pretty bad.  He felt Silas needed to stay at least overnight and take anti-biotics over night.  Also he needed fluids to hydrate him.  The next morning when he came in to see Silas ~ he wanted to keep him another night because he was still running a low grade fever. Felt Silas needed more IV anti biotics.   We  did not want to have to come back to the hospital.   He and Silas struck up a conversation. 

After telling you how excited we were ~ I got to thinking that it may not mean a thing to you.  But I will write it anyway.

Dr. Mark was from Alabama and had come to Baton Rouge to specialize in cardiology.  I think he finished that but for now is a hospital doctor.  We got to talking about how many years the Lord had given us together and how He had blessed us.  He said he was Baptist, too.  But the main thing, he was a Christian.

 He stayed for awhile and just talked.  He said he wanted a little practice out in a smaller town to get away from city living. 
He wanted to buy a home out of the city into the country to live.  They talked awhile and he had to go.  


The next day he came in and told Silas he wanted him to be fever free for twenty four hours before he let him come home.  So he need to stay another night.  

He ask us what the difference was between Southern Baptist and Independent Baptist.  We explained it all to him.  He seem so interested.  Said that he and his wife had gone to several churches to find a home church.  They go to church but he said people just are not friendly and it's like you are just another number or something.
I can't remember how he put it but he was definitely not happy with it.  
It really is a shame, but a lot of churches are like that. Just a form and not interested in making people welcome.  Silas told him people would be friendly and welcome him if he visited our church. 

Our camp meeting is starting Father's day. Silas had mentioned it but did not go into detail.
That night we had a little happy face track that we pass out.  Silas wrote the church name and the date on it.  He wanted to give it to Dr. Mark the next morning.  Well, he did!  Dr Mark seem excited and looked at his calendar to see what Sunday he had off.  He said he wanted to come before camp.  We told him it would be about a 35 or 40 minute drive.  He said that was not bad.  
He wrote His personal phone number down and told Silas to call him.  How many doctors would do that?  Especially to someone you just met?  We told him we had a doctor in our church that he would have something in common with.  


We just feel like the Lord let our paths cross for a purpose.  Silas will call him at home just to talk to him when he gets to feeling better.  


I thought of the lonely Christians out there that would love a friend or a good church that was friendly.  So many churches just have a morning service and that's it until the next Sunday.  We feel so blessed that the Lord comes and meets with us at church and at home.  He has been helping us both spiritually. I'm so thankful!


Just want to add a note about Denise.  She was a black nurse and real sweet.  When she came in the last morning  I ask her if she had ever experience the goodness of God.  "Oh, yes mam!  I love the Lord."
She told us about a patient she had that was dying with cancer. The patient ask her if God loved her.  Denise said, "Yes, but do you love  Him?"  The patients response was, "Yes, but are you sure He loves me?"  Denise assured her that the Lord died for her and love her as His own.  The next morning when Denise came in her patient had gone on to meet the Lord.  She was glad she had the talk with that patient.


There are so many out there dying without the Lord.  Who will go and tell them that Jesus died for them and loves them?  Who will help bring them to Jesus? I want to be counted in the group that goes and tells.  What about you?