A few months ago I wrote a story about Aaron Shapiro, a young man from Perrysburg, Ohio, who had spent the better part of 2007 in Sudan, reporting on churches destroyed during the African country's 20-year civil war.
Yesterday I interviewed Dr. Glenn Geelhoed, a surgeon from Washington D.C., for an article I'm writing about the Medical Missions Hall of Fame. Dr. Geelhoed is a past inductee and was in town for the upcoming ceremony and to give a talk.
At the end of the interview, he was talking about his recent work in Sudan, in the Nuba Mountain area. I mentioned that I had written an article about a local guy who was working there for Samaritan's Purse. Dr. Geelhoed said: "I treated him."
I knew Aaron had a bout with malaria, and as it turns out the doctor from Washington whom I interviewed yesterday was the one who treated Aaron when he was sick.
Just an interesting little encounter that proves that the world is indeed a small place at times.
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Toledo, Ohio
April 2, 2008