06/09/2026
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Called to Serve Stories
Featuring: Alyssa Faith Subido Baptista
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"๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ; ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ; ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ." โ๐๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ข๐ฉ 41:10
My journey to Medicine did not begin with confidence. For a long time, I thought I was being rejected by the path I once dreamed of. I had always been an achiever, but during Medical Technology, I went through seasons when my mental health made studying and continuing school difficult. I transferred schools, had to pause my studies, graduated later than planned, and even postponed my board examination because of serious health challenges. I spent years questioning God, asking why my journey had to be different from everyone elseโs.
By Godโs grace, I eventually passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination. Yet after passing, I no longer planned to become a doctor. I was afraid of failing again, so I chose to work and eventually pursue a different life. But God slowly brought back the desire He had placed in my heart.
While working as a medical technologist, I realized that there were patients I wanted to help beyond the limits of my profession. I also became blessed with friends who continue to serve through medical missions and would invite me to communities where access to healthcare is limited. Being able to meet and listen to patients in these places brought back something I had almost forgotten: becoming a doctor had once been my first dream. I realized how much I wanted to reach more people and allow them to experience the love of God through the care I could give.
My delays, failures, illness, and doubts were not wasted. God used them to redirect me.
Medicine is difficult, but whenever I feel exhausted, I remind myself that it is a blessing to be exhausted for the things we once prayed for. I am now living in a prayer that God answered. Isaiah 41:10 reminds me, โI will uphold you with My righteous right hand.โ I may not always feel capable, but I know God brought me here, and I trust that He will carry me through.
