By Joyce Peh

Once I accompanied my sister to the doctor’s. I had not seen this Christian doctor in a while, but he is aware I work in SYFC.

While going through my sister’s medical report, he flagged out certain numbers she should take note. One was an indication of the possibility of the Helicobacter pylori bacteria inside her abdominal area. He was quite sure it was not too serious since several things could contribute to the number being out of range. But he said, “There are two other ways we can ascertain but if you want the Bible truth, you can do a scope.”

When the doctor asked if my sister was still working in SYFC, we then realised he got us mixed up. Then he said to her, “Oh, so you are the teacher.”

When addressing her severe deficiency in vitamin D and the right dosage, he used a student-teacher example. “You know, if you are doing very badly in a particular subject and you need to catch up, you will need intensive tuition. Slowly, when you are clearer, you may reduce on the intensity or regularity of the tuition. This is the case for you now. Since you are so severely deficient in vitamin D, you will need to take a double dosage of what an adult normally takes for a month. Once your condition is better, you can just take the normal dosage.”

What an interesting doctor! He thought my sister was the Christian worker and used the term “Bible truth” for her to see the degree of accuracy in the report she will get if she goes for a scope. We do not know if he knew she is a Christian too. But when he knew she is a teacher, he used an example relevant to her. If a doctor can do that for his patient, how much more must we try to speak the gospel relevantly to the different people we are sharing with.