CREATIVE MEDICAL MISSIONS

 Dr. Michelle Lenz has a private practice in Michigan, but her heart is in missions. More than twenty-five times she has visited various countries of the world, treating patients, assisting with surgery and demonstrating the love of God.

Thirteen of those trips have been to Thailand, and on several of them she has been accompanied by her daughters. “I wanted them to see that life is very different for young people in other countries, that there are many people who still have not heard the gospel, and that they could play a role in spreading the gospel to those people.”

The girls helped people find their way through the clinic, took inventory, and carried supplies. They played with the children when their parents were in treatment. The trips involved sleeping in uncomfortable places and eating unusual foods. “They learned to communicate God’s love nonverbally, through a smile, a sticker, a game, or a gentle touch,” says Michelle.

“The best part about going on missions trips has been watching God’s Word and His Spirit work in ways beyond our imagination to reach the people He loves with the truth of the Gospel.” That statement by Dr. Lenz reveals both her own dedication to serving God and the heart which inspires that service.

Michelle is married to a former Missionary Aviation Fellowship pilot who was raised as an MK (missionary kid) in Irian Jaya. Together they are doing all they can to instill their own love for missions in their children as well.