Storyboard: Faith Witness Transformation is a podcast highlighting ministries across the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church that are transforming lives locally, nationally, and globally. Produced twice-a-month by EOC Communications, each podcast episode focuses on one of the core values of the #BeUMC campaign: Disciple Making; Belonging & Inclusion; Influence, Connection & Impact; and Experience of God through The United Methodist Church.

Episode 77 “Disciple Making: Medical Missionaries to Nepal” features Les and Debbie Dornon, who are retiring after 20+ years of medical mission work in that country.

“We had missionaries in our community from all around the world. Not just Methodists from the U.S. but from many countries come together to work. And so, it’s a fun and challenging time to create that community of the Christians who are serving there,” Debbie shared.

“The thing at the end of our career that we remember most is the relationships that we have and that’s not something that happens in a week or a month. It’s walking through life experiences with these people and their joys and their griefs and being there for them and sharing the hope that there is in Jesus in all these circumstances. So, we would like to encourage people to think about going for career missions or at least long-term, rather than just doing short-term trips,” Les said.

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