In my previous post, we covered Dr. Andrew Stenhouse's Post Graduate Experiences of God's Faithfulness. Now in this segment, we'll cover his experiences with the Lord in England.
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Following his arrival in England
for his postgraduate research, Dr. Andrew Stenhouse faced yet another elite
professional hurdle: the membership examinations for London's prestigious Royal College of
Physicians. Drawing candidates from all over the world, the examination was
fiercely competitive. Over a thousand doctors sat for the test, but only fifty
would pass—a demanding five-percent success rate.
On the day of the exam, an arrogant doctor from Oxford went around introducing himself to intimidate
other candidates. When he approached Andrew and demanded to know his name,
Andrew calmly replied, "It's
doesn't matter, because I'm the one that's going to pass." True to
his word, Andrew never saw him again after that encounter.
The multi-stage exam lasted all day, comprising written papers,
short-case evaluations, electrocardiograms, and radiological analyses. The
final portion required entering a room to interview and diagnose a patient with
a complex condition under the scrutiny of two senior professors from across Britain.
As soon as Andrew stepped in front of the gentleman, the Lord revealed the
exact diagnosis to him, making the evaluation straightforward. He passed with
flying colors.
Following the exams, Andrew transitioned to the renowned Tropical Medicine
School in London, collaborating with a leading
professor on advanced virus experiments. During this season, he often spoke
with his colleague about the Lord, harboring a quiet conviction that he would
one day serve as a missionary—a calling that began to take specific shape
toward Afghanistan.
Yet, one of the most remarkable turns of events during his time in London had nothing to do
with medicine, but rather with his identity. As Andrew recalled:
"I was coming back from lunch one day,
and walking through a large, public park in London,
on my way back to the Tropical
Medicine School.
And I was just minding my own business, walking after lunch, and I heard the
voice of the Lord say to me, ‘Look to your right.’ And so I looked to the right,
and there was the U.S. Embassy; and I had never noticed it before. And the Lord
said to me, ‘Where you were born is important to me.’ And so I said, ‘Lord, you
want me to go there?’ And I saw him nod as it were and, ‘Yes.’ So I did a quick
ninety-degrees to the right and walked into the Embassy..."
Meeting with a remarkably helpful staff member, Andrew was told that all
she needed to formalize his paperwork was his birth certificate. He quickly
arranged for his parents to mail a copy from home.
When he returned to the Embassy to drop it off, a serendipitous divine
appointment awaited him. That exact day happened to be a scheduled group
naturalization ceremony for U.S.
citizenship. The assistant told him, "Dr.
Stenhouse, just get on the end of the line, and it'll save you coming
back."
Standing at the very end of the queue, around age twenty-six, the boy
born in Detroit, Michigan,
formally took the oath of allegiance to the United States—seamlessly locked
into place by divine orchestration. Reflecting on the moment, Andrew saw it as
yet another reminder that when a person simply listens and follows the leading
of the Spirit, the Lord lovingly handles every detail of their path.
Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.
Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.
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