Tim Miller’s Team Just Back From Haiti
Tim got back from Haiti Saturday night. Sunday morning he was at our church telling about his medical service there.
Tim Miller, who is an RN, and my nephew, went with his brother Thomas, a former Army medic, and a medical team from Fresno last week to help victims of the earthquake there.
His report was a moving and disturbing account of the devastation and chaos there. The photos he took were sobering.
Tim is a big man, imposing, sometimes intimidating and an experienced ER nurse… he has seen it all. So when he got choked up in the telling of the story you know that something powerful was going on… it was about the suffering of the children there. Many kids lost parents, limbs, and the road ahead for them will be tough. We all cried.
The beautiful aspect of Tim’s story is how it all came about. The opportunity arose and Tim seized it. In a matter of a few hours the obstacles had all be removed, Tim help organize a medical team and they were on the ground in Haiti.
There they faced difficult challenges but were able to set up a clinic, help out in a Hospital, and treat a lot of suffering people, many of them kids. I admire and respect what that team did. They were amazing.
There is an important lesson for everyone in it. Seize the opportunity! Seize it even when you think the odds are insurmountable.
If the door of service and help is there don’t wait for it to open for you. Don’t knock… just open the door and walk through it. Watch the miracles unfold.
I’m not just talking about big things, like going to Haiti. I’m talking about everyday little things. When you get the opportunity to help… you never know what transformation may occur, who will be helped, what lives will be touched, who will be blessed… because you chose walked through that door.
This week be alert! Look for the chance to act. Then go for it.
Say a prayer for our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
Thanks Tim and all your team, for doing the right thing.
Check out local TV websites for videos of interviews with the team.
I love you-Bryan
