IVCF/Groshes: April Ministry Email

Posted by tom | Apr 12, 2011

Commissioning of medical missionaries by PSU-Hershey CMS

PSU-Hershey CMS/CMDA commissions medical missionaries. / Jade at Grove City College.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We have been richly blessed by your encouragement, prayer, and giving (financial and otherwise) as we've dug into our 15th year of ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

A brief update:

April Prayer Calendar, see PDF attachment or click here. Pray for the ability to address an anticipated $7,500 shortfall at fiscal year end (6/30). Note: Our annual budget is ~ $92,000. I'll be turning significant attention to this concern in May.

In South Central PA? Mark your calendars for a breakfast on Monday, May 16, 6:30 am, Acorn Farms. The focus will be to share about the growing work and ask for support in taking it the next step, i.e., through financial support, strategic input, volunteers, etc. More information tba.

Praise to God for His good work among the 16 member PSU-Hershey CMS/CMDA team on the Guatemala Spring Break Mission. Note: They combined skills with several other teams to create an outreach team of ~30 members.

Road trip with Jade, new President of PSU-Hershey CMS/CMDA, to Grove City College (our alma mater) in which we share with pre-med students about the transition from undergrad to life after. What a joy to be back in 'the Grove' speaking with 25 students hungry to learn about next steps and be connected with helpful resources (Note: I assembled the powerpoint. Jade did most of the talking). Afterward we kept the conversation going at Hicks Cafeteria (what a renovation since when Theresa and I were students!). Jade and I have already been invited to present next academic year.

A packed out room hearing the testimony of third year medical students at PSU-Hershey CMS/CMDA was a joy to behold. God is faithful. Yes, even during rotations. The panel members, pictured below, are alumni of Grove City College, Eastern College, & U. of Utah.

3rd year medical student panel at PSU Hershey Medical Center

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”— Matthew 25:40

One more day by the grace of God alone,

Tom & Theresa Grosh

Tom & Theresa Grosh, Groshlink
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Graduate & Faculty Ministry in Central PA
Associate Staff with Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA) for PSU-Hershey Medical Center's Christian Medical Society
Emerging Scholars Network Blogger, http://blog.emergingscholars.org/author/tomg/

On-line giving, www.intervarsity.org/donate/to/Tom_Grosh