2 Corinthians 12:9 (New International Version)
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for
my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more
gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Katherine Hsu was born in 1914 in Fuzhou, South China and
she counts herself fortunate for having been raised in a Christian home. From
an early age, Hsu wanted to become a doctor. Growing up, she saw the
devastating effects of diseases such as typhoid and diphtheria. Then
tuberculosis took the life of a younger brother and sister.
Believing that being a doctor was "a great purpose
for living," she prayed that God would provide a way, promising to make
the practice a ministry without charge to her patients. Soon after that prayer,
Hsu won a full scholarship to Peking Union Medical College, one of three
applicants accepted. The more she studied the human body, the more she marveled
at God's creation and worshipped him.
Because her siblings died from tuberculosis, Hsu made the
disease her primary focus. Through the years, the Lord led her to Houston,
Texas to establish a clinic in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Today, her pioneered tuberculosis-prevention strategies
are now replicated around the world. "This is not my own achievement, but
what God has wrought by his mighty power," Hsu wrote in 1994 after
receiving the coveted Distinguished Achievement Award from the 11000-member
American Thoracic Society.
True to her word to God, Hsu has not charged a patient in
more than 50 years. In addition, Hsu has used all of her medical awards to fund
scholarships for students and missionaries. "What you cannot do, God will
work out for you," Hsu says. "Then you become an instrument in God's
will. That is a great privilege."
It is when we are dependent on the Lord that He can work
through us to do great things.
Dear Lord today we give thanks today that when we are
weak You are strong. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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