Chris Berry | January 20, 2010
Dear Watermark Medical Team Members, In an effort to respond to the crisis in Haiti, we are trying to provide medical support staff to assist with medical ministries already on the ground over the next few months. In order to best coordinate the ministry needs with your availability, we’d appreciate each of you who has an interest [...]
Chris Berry | January 18, 2010
I thank you all for your prayers and for your willingness to help in Haiti. For now, the most urgent need from our partners on the ground, World Vision and World Relief, is for orthopedists and trauma surgeons; however the needs are quickly changing, and one organization just asked about the availability of trauma counselors. [...]
Chris Berry | January 17, 2010
John Piper NPR interview on the Tsunami The link above takes you to a radio interview of Pastor John Piper on NPR after the Tsunami of 2005. The interviewer asks him to give the Christian understanding of the problem of evil as it relates to natural disasters. His answer is meaty and profound, offering a [...]
Chris Berry | January 16, 2010
We are planning a medical relief component to Watermark’s response to the tragedy in Haiti. So far we are looking at a small initial team, possibly in partnership with Baylor and World Vision. It is critical for us to get a good clinical assessment of the situation on the ground so that we can [...]
Chris Berry | January 3, 2010
As Christians in medicine, it is important for us to participate in the current national debate on health care. The point of medicine is to manifest the glorious Gospel of Christ (see the following link for a longer defense of that claim (http://watermarkblogs.org/medical/files/2009/11/Medicine-A-parable-for-the-Gospel-WM-2009-blog.pdf). Having the Gospel as a starting point, we are better able to [...]
