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Finding My Purpose
“I
by Miriam Little
n all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will
God meant for me to be on. Through my role with Harbin
direct your path” (Proverbs 3:6).
Clinic, I became involved with Summit Quest, whose sole
Being the child of a preacher, I was not
purpose is to “provide Strength, Hope & Service to children
always sure what my purpose was in life. My family
and families affected by cancer,” and this is where I found
always encouraged me to live my life in a way that was
my niche. My role as a liaison to the Hispanic community
serving God and others. As I became an independent
and vice president on the board of directors for Summit
young adult, I found that the encouragement I had
Quest has allowed me to see God’s work in progress. As
received was helping me to find fulfillment in my everyday
I continue searching for my niche as a bridge to connect
life. As I started my own family and career as a social worker, my direction became clear. My purpose to serve God and others became my passion, which was to help families as a whole, and not just individuals. In September of 2015, I started my position as a Medical Social Worker with Harbin Clinic Cancer Center. Initially, I was hesitant about what I could bring to an already awesome team of nurses, doctors, and support staff. I was not sure what God’s plan was for me or how I would fit in. The team I had just become a part of already served their patients and families well. The role of a social worker in the
patients and their families to needed services, I can’t pass
organization was newly developed. Therefore, I felt a sense
the opportunity to thank organizations such as Summit
of newly discovered land filling my heart: what I imagine
Quest. To the staff, volunteers, and each family member
Columbus may have felt. I had mixed feelings of self-doubt,
who has been a part of this special cause, thank you!
nervousness, and excitement all at the same time. These
Whether you have been directly or indirectly affected
feelings subsided after the reassurance I received from this
by cancer, there is always something you can do. I urge each
great team, who has withstood the test of time.
person to please consider donating your time, prayers, and
Working with cancer patients, and their families, has a way of providing meaning to the simplest of things. Reading
resources toward this special cause, Summit Quest! “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful,
the brave stories in Faces of Hope and Voices of Cancer gave
to be honorable, to be compassionate, and to have it make
me an optimistic attitude and a sense of service, hope, and
some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
purpose. I feel that I found my destiny and that path that
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
28 // May 2020
