Missionary Doctor to Mongolia Leads Patients, Other Doctors, for Christ
"As a result of finding the Lord, [some doctors'] lives have completely changed. Their wives see something different in them—hope."
(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)—Baptist Press News has published a wonderful story on Dr. A.H. "Buck" Rusher, a missionary to Mongolia working in Ulaanbaatar's First State Hospital. The article details Rusher's call to the mission field and the impact he has had on other doctors and patients while there. (Photo: BP News)
Dr. Nyamkhuu, a renowned surgeon in the area, is one native doctor who serves with Rusher. He reportedly became a Christian ten years after he first heard the gospel.
"When I met him [Nyamkhuu]," said Rusher, "it became important to learn Mongolian so I could tell him about Jesus. The friendship superseded language."
The article states that Nyamkhuu was one of three physicians Rusher brought into his home in Arkansas for one-month of medical training in 1993 following Rusher's first short-term visit to Mongolia. As a result, the three doctors became the first laparoscopic surgeons in Mongolia.
Subsequently, notes reporter Dea Davidson: "A group of doctors formed an English Bible study in 2006 that later became a church. For their Easter service this year at a cancer hospital, the newly christened Shine Alxam (New Steppes) church had a high attendance of nearly 50 people. As Christians, they now have a far different perspective on life than Buddhist doctors and their patients."
Buddhist patients "feel life is not all that valuable because you come back," explained Rusher, noting that Buddhist doctors "don't see death like I do. I see somebody's heading to eternal life. As a result of finding the Lord, [some doctors'] lives have completely changed. Their wives see something different in them—hope."
As for his patients, he added, "If they notice my lapel pin or manner of treating nurses, maybe they'll see that I'm following the Great Physician."
