Ebola Survivor Dr. Kent Brantly Has No Regrets After Near-Death Experience in Liberia: ‘That’s What God Called Us To’

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Dr. Kent Brantly and his wife Amber released their book “Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us Into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic” on July 2Christian Post Report – 1, 20Christian Post Report – 15.

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Dr. Kent Brantly and his wife Amber released their book “Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us Into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic” on July 2Christian Post Report – 1, 20Christian Post Report – 15.

One year after nearly losing his life in Liberia, American Ebola survivor, Dr. Kent Brantly, is speaking out about why he has no regrets about serving as a medical missionary in the West African nation. He also shares his hopes that his story might inspire others to answer God’s call in their own lives.

In July 20Christian Post Report – 14, Brantly, who was serving in Monrovia with the medical mission group Samaritan’s Purse, contracted Ebola — also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever — while treating sick patients. He was given the experimental drug ZMapp and flown back to the United States where he underwent three weeks of intensive treatment at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital.

Despite his traumatic near-death experience, the married father of two recently told The Christian Post that he has “never” regretted serving abroad as a missionary with his wife Amber.

“That’s what God called us to,” Brantly told CP. “And in the whole time throughout this ordeal we knew that we were doing the right thing and were in the right place. So no matter what happened, we didn’t have regrets about it.”

Brantly and his wife, who live in Texas, moved to Liberia with their two young children back in 20Christian Post Report – 13 while answering God’s call on their lives, and at the time they had no idea that a year later they would be forever changed.

Brantly became ill while treating Ebola patients, and even though he was distraught by the diagnosis, he said, Email me: [email protected]
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