Description
Jesus calls us to “Go, therefore, and make disciples of
all nations…” (Matthew 28:19a, NASB), and His followers have, by God’s grace,
succeeded in spreading the gospel throughout the world. This calling, however,
comes with unique challenges. Respect for the differences between various
cultures can enable us to communicate the universal need we all have for a
Savior, and how the saving power of Jesus Christ can uniquely minister to the
hearts of all.
Contributors
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Dr. Scott
Dr. Scott trained at the Medical College of Virginia and Truman East Family Medicine Residency in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Scott and his family lived in South Asia from 1999 to 2015, providing medical care at a village mission hospital including a year and a half stint in a Gulf country where the security situation in South Asia worsened. Since 2015, Dr. Scott has taught family medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine and has worked part-time as CMDA staff at VCU. At the School of Medicine, he started the month-long International Medical Mission elective for senior students, during which he takes a group annually to Karanda Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe. He completed VCU’s TIME (Teaching in Medical Education) certificate course. He loves teaching and has received teaching awards in the Practice of Clinical Medicine program at VCU and from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. He is very keen on the professional, moral and spiritual formation of students, and he is eager to motivate and train them to serve internationally in cross-cultural contexts. He is active with the South Asian refugee and immigrant population in Richmond, Virginia. His wife JoAnn is an ESL teacher, and they have three grown sons.