What does it mean to follow where God leads? For Dr. Belinda Forbes, it means using her dental education and skills to serve the people of Nicaragua.

Her call began in her early teens when she heard a missionary pray at a local church. “I want to speak to God in Spanish!” she thought. After years of studying both Spanish and dentistry, she went to Nicaragua to serve as a missionary for one year. Nearly 30 years later, she continues to work with dentists and other health professionals with Acción Medica Cristiana, caring for a whole host of needs.

Listen as Dr. Forbes shares some of what she has learned about short-term and long-term mission work, learning to listen more deeply, and how God sometimes calls us to do things that are very different from what we had planned or expected.

Dr. Belinda Forbes

• Watch Dentist Called to Mission in Nicaragua, a UMC.org video about Belinda’s work.
• Read Belinda’s bio from United Methodist Global Ministries, where there is a place for you to support her important work in Nicaragua.
• Learn more about and support Acción Medica Cristiana (AMC), the organization with which she serves.
• Keep up with her blog and her Facebook page.
• Check out Belinda’s "I Am Called" video, where she discussed what it means to be called to ministry.
• Email her.
• Are you feeling called to ministry? Our Board of Higher Education and Ministry can help help you explore your call

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This episode posted on June 25, 2019.