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"Ebola. Malaria. Stories and Calling of Service in a Dying World"
Date: January 24, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Event Description
Opus: The Art of Work, a new institute at Wheaton College, presents an evening of stories and reflections with Nancy and David Writebol and Admiral Timothy Ziemer. In 2013, Nancy and David Writebol moved to Liberia to join a medical team as missionaries with Serving in Mission (SIM). Within a month, Nancy and another worker on her team discovered they had contracted Ebola and were evacuated to Emory Medical Center where they subsequently recovered. Nancy will share how her sense of calling sustained her during her infection with Ebola. Admiral Ziemer, a 1968 graduate of Wheaton College, is a retired Rear Admiral of the Navy. He will share stories from his personal leadership in the fight against Malaria as the U.S. Anti-Malaria coordinator under the Bush and Obama administrations. This event will be followed by a Q&A session and reception. The evening is co-sponsored by the J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government and Public Policy.
