Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly told PBS that is faith is a key part of his life.
“My faith is an integral part of who I am. It’s part of the lens through which I view everything in life. So, I can’t separate this experience from my faith.”
Brantly spoke with PBS and Christian Post about his recently released book, “Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us Into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic”.
Brantly said that he has no regrets about he and his wife staying in Ebola stricken parts of Africa.
“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.”
The PBS interviewer asked Brantly if treatment saved him instead of his faith in God.
“I wouldn’t disagree with that statement. I don’t think there is anything special about my faith that saved my life. If anything, my faith is what put me in a position where I got Ebola,” Brantly said.
However, Brantly quickly said it was God to allowed him to live.
“I believe God used those people to save my life, not because of my great faith. It just is. And so I give God the credit for it. But I thank all of those people, and I love them.”
“I try not to compartmentalize my life into, this is my faith life, this is my work life, this is my family life. My faith is an integral part of who I am. It’s part of the lens through which I view everything in life. So, I can’t separate this experience from my faith.”
Brantly said despite all he’s gone through, he would answer God’s call to go again.
“I would. I would. That is what Amber and I feel like. That’s the kind of life God has called us to. And in some ways, we’re really eager to get back to that, to get out of a life where we’re doing book tours and stuff and get back to the life of service that we feel called to.”
