Ponape Journal (Deuteronomy 31:8)

For two months in my senior year of medical school, I did a family practice rotation on the island of Ponape, in the Federated States of Micronesia. It was a unique and enriching experience, personally, professionally, and spiritually. I awoke at 6AM every morning and, after a quick breakfast, read the Bible, prayed, and wrote in my prayer journal until 8AM. It was an important time in my spiritual life and a period when God challenged me to deepen my faith to discern the direction He had for my life. I would pray to God to answer deep spiritual concerns, to help me understand difficult Bible passages, and to give me direction with my nascent spiritual life. God answered my prayers-definitively and comprehensively! In fact, much of my spiritual foundations were developed during  those months in Ponape.

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV)

The blogs that I now write are a continuation of that prayer journal in Ponape. Whether in Ponape, Hawaii, Los Angeles, or anywhere in the world that I have traveled, God always goes before me and has given me opportunities to seek Him and have my prayers answered. He continues to allow me to write about how He is showing me His truth in everything I see or do.

I am constantly in awe over how God works in my life. He never ceases to show me His glory!

Love and trust the Lord; seek His will in your life.