Elizabeth Stewart

Farewell Dinner for Elizabeth

Elizabeth is an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech. She raised funds to explore foreign mission efforts through CBF Ministries and arrived here in June to spend her summer with us. She quickly settled in and attended morning conference daily and then rounds, outpatient clinic and surgery. Elizabeth would stand for hours watching some pretty boring surgery without a word (and neither did she pass out). As time went by she assumed more and more responsibilities with a “can do” attitude. The staff and friends soon discovered a fine young lady with plenty of smarts behind that quiet façade. During this summer we have had visiting undergraduate students and medical students from the University of Miami, France, United Kingdom, University of California, UCLA, University of Montreal and passing through a number of other universities. Elizabeth hosted many of these people and became friends in exploring and sharing their career plans and hopes and in encouraging each other. Elizabeth was always there and willing to help me with patients and with visiting dignitaries, with the computer, and organizing an OPD gone wild. I  think she has fond feelings for medicine and for the people of Ethiopia. She just grew in everyone’s eyes and hearts.

Elizabeth & Greg

As she returns to her studies in Virginia, Barbara and I both wish her God’s speed and know she will have much success.

Elizabeth, Barbara, Don, Heidi, Greg

-- Don