Christ-Like Love

Dr. Eleanor Chestnut was a medical missionary to China, and her heart was almost literally implanted in those she served.

Dr. Chestnut beautifully exemplified Christ-like love. A beggar came to the hospital badly burned, but there was no skin to use for a graft. The next morning the nurses learned that the operation had been performed. When they noticed that Dr. Chestnut was limping, they realized that she had surgically removed some of her own skin to save the victim's life. They were shocked at such a sacrifice, for they couldn't understand why she would do that for a total stranger.

Later, during the Boxer rebellion, when thousands of Christian missionaries and Chinese Christians were massacred, this servant missionary showed a selflessness that profoundly impressed the Chinese people.

As she was being led to prison, she saw a little boy bruised and bleeding. She broke away from her captors, and knelt down to bind up the child’s wounds. A few hours later they murdered her for her faith.

More than fifty years later, people in China still talked about the foreign doctor whose loving care for others made them think of her Jesus.

This is what we seek to be here on Skid Row – servants so filled with the love of Jesus that the world will see His love through our words and our actions. Will you join us?

Blessings,

Willie Jordan