Finding God through STARS (air ambulance)

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In this message we're going to look at the story of STARS air ambulance. What does the fact of the existence of such an organization tell us about who God is?

"We believe our first responsibility is to the patients we serve and that we cannot compromise this mission. In cooperation with hospitals and other allied services in the Chain of Survival, we will safely transport and care for our patients to the highest possible standard."
From the STARS Credo, www.stars.ca

When I later became director of emergency medicine at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, I saw a lot of incoming people who could have been easily saved if time were on our side.' [At that point, Alberta had a 50 per cent higher trauma death rate than other Canadian centres.] A young woman with a perfectly normal pregnancy came in from Eastern Alberta, and she died just before she got through the door because of a stuck placenta. There were the husband and the baby but no mom, and I thought,
This is crazy -- we can fix it.
Co- founder Dr. Greg Powell, Globe and Mail, Aug 1, 2011

"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd,
he had compassion on them and healed their sick."
Jesus in Matthew 14:14, TNIV

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