Dr.Glenn Geelhoed has led more than 200 medical missions to developing countries, from Burma to Ecuador to the Sudan. He strives not only to heal patients, but also to heal communities and prepare them to care for their own. The 69-year-old George Washington University Medical Center professor recently published a book about his journeys, titled “Gifts from the Poor: What the World’s Patients Taught One Doctor About Healing.” He spoke with The Washington Examiner about the lessons he has learned, and the faith that guides his service. Do you consider yourself to be of a specific faith?
Absolutely and certainly — faith is my primary motivation. I’ve been so blessed that there’s no possibility of repaying the interest. I am a Christian, a Protestant. I am a member at the Washington, D.C., Christian Reformed Church. I think I’m as orthodox as anyone can be, but within that I see room for many representations of faith. And I believe that all prayers are valid.
