Based on what he learned as surgeon general, he's written a book about a major public health problem that is often hidden from view. In 2014, he moved to Washington, D.C., for a new role - surgeon general of the United States. That journey took him to Boston and New Haven, Conn.
But it was my parents who taught me from the earliest ages that we don't have to wait until the end of life in order to recognize and act on the power of connection.VEDANTAM: This week on HIDDEN BRAIN - the importance of relationships, the hazards of loneliness and how we can all live more connected lives.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)VEDANTAM: Many years after the night when Vivek Murthy watched his parents comfort the grieving widow of a patient who had died, he left Miami to pursue his own medical career. That's the clarity that we get at the end of life. One lesson that has stayed with him is something he learned that night when he was 7.V MURTHY: In the final moments when only the most meaningful strands of life remain, it's really our human connections that rise to the top. He has experienced what it's like to be at the bedside of sick patients, to comfort the families of the dying. And in that moment, you know, it struck me that their lives were so different, Ruth's and my mother's, but in that moment, they were family like, not the kind of family that's chosen for you but the kind that you choose for yourself.VEDANTAM: Vivek is now a physician himself. And to this day, I will never forget, like, the image of my mother in her traditional sari standing on the steps of that trailer illuminated by the moonlight and embracing Gordon's wife, Ruth, as they both cried and cried.
And we were driving to a trailer park in Miami where Gordon lived because my parents were worried that his widow, Ruth, would be grieving alone. As they raced through the night in the car.V MURTHY: My parents told me that their patient, Gordon, had just died after a long struggle with metastatic cancer. She rushed him and his sister into their car.VIVEK MURTHY: I remember piling back into the backseat, and my sister was sleepy sitting next to me.VEDANTAM: Vivek's parents, who were immigrants from India, ran a medical practice in Miami. Vivek Murthy was 7 years old when his mom woke him up one night long after he'd gone to sleep. SHANKAR VEDANTAM, HOST: This is HIDDEN BRAIN. Our transcripts are provided by various partners and may contain errors or deviate slightly from the audio.
Trey and his family are excited to invite you to join in this ancient work.The transcript below may be for an earlier version of this episode. You truly are considered part of their team while you serve in this capacity and will be learning the ins and outs of what it means to reach a city effectively using short-term teams as part of that strategy. The missionaries in Japan, along with the iGo staff and your team leaders, will be overseeing you as you learn to lead others. One of the greatest parts about the FLT trips is the opportunity to serve directly under the missionaries and church planters. As an FLT member, you'll be doing all of these same things, and leading others as they engage in those activities.
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Some of the things the week-long teams will be doing include: Sharing the Gospel through offering free English lessons, international parties, and university campus outreaches. The primary focus of the week-long teams will be relational evangelism. You'll be preparing for their arrival, mentoring them as they minister, and serving them in ways that ensure they have a great experience while they are there. So in addition to ministering to the nationals, you will also be ministering to the team members you are leading. The FLT plays a huge part in leading the many teams that will come to Japan for week-long trips throughout the summer. One of your main responsibilities as a member of the FLT (Field Leadership Team) is to help lead other teams. That means that if you talked to 200 people out on the streets of Osaka, 1 or 2 of them might know Jesus and the rest would probably have never heard His story before. Less than 1% of Japanese people say they know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. But underneath all of Japan’s accomplishments is a sense of loneliness and despair as evidenced by some of the highest suicide rates in the world. Japan has a fascinating culture, amazing technology, and some of the lowest crime rates in the world.
God then led he and his wife to move their family to Osaka, Japan. Trey Fleming fell in love with the people of Japan a few years back while on an iGo team with students in his youth group.
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