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杜克医学院的艺术家之旅：托德·弗莱明' 12
12岁的托德·弗莱明（Todd Fleming）在威尼斯人平台主修艺术时，没想到自己会进入医学领域。 在杜克大学学习眼科学需要信心和对上帝呼召的信心。
在约中改变信仰
托德作为圣约学生的经历对他进入医学院的道路至关重要。 他学会了什么是优先——主要是基督是至高无上的。 As a college student, Todd felt vulnerable to wandering from the faith, but his brothers and sisters at Covenant kept him on the right track. Todd also learned about what it means to serve God in unexpected ways, like cleaning toilets. Colossians 3:23-24 reminded him that everything is done unto the Lord, including working in facilities. This belief extended to his academics and made him appreciate his core curriculum classes at Covenant even more.
托德说：“《圣约》培养了我学习的多种技能。” “I took a lot of core classes that I thought were pointless at the time, but now I realize that the exposure was instilling in me academic confidence and creative thinking.” He continues, “As an art major I was not afraid to jump into the hard sciences needed for medical school. I had already brushed shoulders with the material before, and I knew I could apply learning principles to any subject matter.” 的se classes transformed the way Todd thought about all of his work as they broadened his mind in ways he did not expect. This spirit of working unto God continues to inspire him to work diligently in all he does.
从文科和视觉艺术到眼科
有时上帝的计划会让我们大吃一惊，托德就是一个很好的例子。 As an art major who loved visual art, Todd says though he graduated with “little direction,” he had an “abundance of blind confidence.” At his first job at Ridge Haven Camp, his coworkers inspired him to want a godly character. He wanted to care for people, and had a gut feeling that health care was going to be part of his calling.
在职业生涯中影响生活
Todd felt drawn to people with physical needs and ailments and was inspired by Jesus’ healing miracles in the New Testament. His love for art and people pushed him to pursue a career with which he could help people and share the gospel. “I feel incredibly blessed to be learning a trade that will give me a platform to share the gospel with so many people,” he says. Todd remembers an impactful moment when a woman came in for chronic dry eye and ended up weeping on his shoulder after receiving the contacts needed to allow her to see clearly. He has been able to impact people’s lives in significant ways through his career and faith.
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