Now, you may wonder why we moved here to Memphis. Erik and I attended a conference in January and there was a Dr. from Memphis that spoke that weekend. He and 3 other Christian physicians started a clinic in the inner city of Memphis. They have now grown to 7 clinics and are the largest provider of primary care here in Memphis. Some of the physicians and their families decided to move into some of the inner city neighborhoods to have more of an impact on the community here. They started house churches in their communities, and they take international trips a few times a year. They have also sent out missionaries from their communities.
Erik and I thought joining up with this group of people would be an awesome opportunity for us. Erik was able to get an interview for the Med-Peds (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics) program at the University of Tennessee (UT) the next week after the conference. He was accepted into the program in March. He will be doing his 4 year Med-Peds residency with UT, but he will get to do his clinic time with the group of Christian physicians and will get to go on international trips with them as well. We also decided to move into the inner city as well. We have joined a house church in our neighborhood (which is only a block away), and we have already met several people in our neighborhood from the Christian community here. We are excited for this new experience, and also missing everyone from home already!
We should be out of our boxes in a week or so, and then I'll post pictures of our house!
Reminiscent of days gone by, of a lanky little girl in braids with a quiet smile that lived down the street. It is awesome to see who you have become, a beauty, a wife, a woman of God and soon to be a mother. May God bless you in your endeavors and keep you safe. I will be grateful to read of news to come and God's will for your days...
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you, Laura! Keep us posted! :) Love you!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you started a blog. I read it to Steve and we can't wait for an update. Memphis is fortunate to have you and Erik in it's midst. You brought joy and love to our family at a difficult time in our lives. I'm so happy you've both been called to serve others there. You're sweet baby will have a rich cultural first few years of her life. We miss you already too.
ReplyDeleteYay a blog! Great idea Laura. Miss you guys!
ReplyDeleteThis is really neat, Laura. I'm excited for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm tuned in, sista!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you, and glad you started a blog! I'll look forward to your posts. : )
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