Inspire, Fall 2007

4 Fall 2007 Pres ident’ s Pen Time stopped. We were in the emergency room at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. April, our six-year-old, was on a gurney behind a curtain. One of her fingers had been severed in an accident and we were waiting for a surgeon to arrive. It was a Friday night and the ER was jammed with people. Every tick of the clock was agonizing. April was in serious pain, and I knew she was in for more when the surgeon would come to reattach her finger. Issues that had seemed so important an hour ago were now trivial. I felt helpless, even angry (at whom, I didn’t know). I wanted something done immediately , yet I was powerless. Almost everyone reading this has experienced the same feelings I am describing. Looking back, the event appears less traumatic than it was at the time. But the feeling of vulnerability at that moment has never left me. Everything changed when Dr. Carter walked in. He calmly and gently talked us through what had happened and how he was going to repair April’s finger. He took the time to assure us, comfort us, and point us to God. We prayed together. For the first time in hours, I was able to take a deep breath. As a Christian, Dr. Carter sees his work as his ministry. Dr. Carter’s outstanding skills as a surgeon are the means God uses to bring His truth and presence to the thousands of people Dr. Carter has served all over the world. At Cedarville University we have the privilege of preparing hundreds of students each year for ministry in health-care professions. They know they are not only God’s hands for healing but also are God’s heart for saving. Like Dr. Carter, they will change lives. Those who serve as doctors, nurses, and therapists meet people at their most vulnerable moments. Frequently, these crisis moments are the very means God is using to speak clearly to people who are too busy or too hard-hearted to hear any other way. And we cannot forget the worldwide impact of health care professionals. Incredible ministries are taking place through medical practitioners in Islamic countries and other closed countries. Enjoy this issue of Inspire . Through it, you will learn why we are so proactive in providing the best education to train hands and hearts for God’s work. Dr. Bill Brown President Look who’s hiring Cedarville grads www.cedarville.edu 1-800-CEDARVILLE … just to name a few Abbott Laboratories American Cancer Society American Enterprise Institute Athletes in Action Ball Aerospace and Technologies Bayer BearingPoint Boeing Caterpillar Chick-fil-A Children’s Medical Center The Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Logistics Agency Delphi Duotech Services Dept. of Homeland Security Dept. of the Treasury Dow Chemical Eagle Council Eli Lilly Ernst & Young FBI The Federal Reserve Fifth Third Bank Focus on the Family Ford Motor General Dynamics General Electric General Mills General Motors The Heritage Foundation Honda IBM Indiana Pacers Internal Revenue Service JCPenney Johnson Controls Kellogg KPMG International Kraft Foods Latham & Watkins LLP The Leadership Institute LexisNexis Lockheed Martin NASA Northrop Grumman The Pentagon PepsiCo PricewaterhouseCoopers Procter & Gamble The Research Council Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. Rolls-Royce State Farm Insurance The Timken Co. Triton Technologies United States House of Representatives United States Secret Service United States Senate U. S. Steel Vanguard Wells Fargo Financial The White House Wright-Patterson AFB Wyeth