God's Ladies in the Workplace
My sweet friend Diane Green is our first lady of the workplace and I must say coming from a medical background her expertise in the hospital is a blessing to hurting people. I am so thankful for what God has done and is continuing to do through Diane's life.
In Christ
Theressa Lindsey, Director UM
My Friend (Diane Green)
Diane Green (Southland Baptist Temple Mission Trip) Nicaragua
God in the Workplace of My Life
I can remember the day I felt the Holy Spirit touch my life. I was in Sunday school at my church in Paducah, KY. We were in opening session before the classes of elementary school broke into smaller classes. I can remember just a touch, an overall sensation of peace. I talked to my Sunday School teacher that day after class and accepted Jesus into my heart and was baptized soon thereafter by Bro Maddox. Both my Sunday School teachers were named Linda. I think of them often and pray that God will continue to use them for his Glory. I continued at that church until about age 18 completing the course of GA’s (girls auxiliary).
As a young adult, I was not as close to God as he would have me; I was single and attended college to become a nurse, all part of Gods plan, I know. In 1978, I graduated from nursing school and got the job that proved to be the ultimate blessing in Emergency Medicine, which I continued for 32 years. In 1980, I married and had difficulty conceiving a child but after four years, we had a precious son and God continued to bless us with 2 more sons who today are still the most wonderful gifts that I could have been given; Over the course of waiting those four years, God was working to mold and make me. Being in the emergency room, I have experienced many things, life, death, and everything in between. The first death I experienced was a 6 month old little boy. He was very ill and required a breathing tube and artificial respirations. As he was being transferred from a nearby hospital, the ambulance was hit in an intersection, dislodging the tube and the infant was dead on arrival to our emergency room. That is a pretty tough situation for a 20 year old girl, but God was always with me. Throughout the years, he gave me words to say to families, large and small, to try to comfort them in their time of injury, sickness and death. As time went on, I grew closer and closer to God and started visiting churches with my sons. My sister was attending Southland Baptist Temple in Paducah, Ky. She invited me and I started and joined with my sons. Shortly after that, my boys’ father was saved and started going to church with us. Unfortunately, we were divorced after 15 years of marriage and God was with me through those tough times. Sadly, he died at age 52 from a massive heart attack, but we are all comforted by the fact that he knew the Lord. All three of my boys accepted Christ at an early age and know they will see their father again one day.
After many years in the emergency room, I went back to school to be a nurse practitioner, which has been my profession for the last 7 years. Over that time, I have been in the position to help my family and other families as well to make end of life decisions, again God has always been there to help me, help them.
I have a wonderful job in a medical group that is God-fearing; many people in my profession are not as fortunate. I feel very comfortable to laugh, cry and pray with my patients. My favorite thing to tell them is God is in control of this situation, I am there as his helper. I know that God put me in the Medical field to humble me and exalt him and I thank him all the time for the gift he gave me.
Many years ago, probably in the 1980’s, while in a Sunday morning service, I noticed a sweet elderly man that always sat close by, slump in his seat. I rushed to him to discover that he was non-responsive most likely from a heart attack; a couple of young men helped carry him out of the auditorium and into adjoining room where we started CPR and summoned an ambulance; He did survive a short time after getting to the hospital, at least long enough for his family to tell him goodbye.
From that experience, a medical team was started at Southland Baptist Temple, my home church for over 25 years. Today a full security team is in place for medical and security issues. Once again, God has is hand in all of that.
Because of my profession, I had the awesome experience to go to the mission field this this year. It was probably the most rewarding, yet humbling experience; I have ever had, even out of my 34 years of being a nurse. God spoke to me the first time I heard a missionary speak at Southland and I had wanted to go on a mission trip, but the time never seemed right. All those years I had unrest, as I was not doing what God wanted me to do. Again, God was working in my life and He came through for me as this year, He allowed my sister and me to go together and share the experience. During that week in Nicaragua we treated over a thousand patients in the clinic; One small girl had cut her hand with a machete’ but it was too old to suture, so we just dressed it and gave her antibiotics; One lady had walked for 2 days to bring her 5 sons to be seen. For Gods reason, he had supplied us with a handicapped w/c and amazingly, (not really) an elderly couple came through carrying their 16-year-old cerebral palsy son. It was such a blessing to see the smiles on their faces and to know that we really made a difference in their lives. I met some amazing people that went on the trip from all over the country; we continue to stay in contact and look forward to seeing them again. Everyone told me if you ever go, you will be hooked, well I’m hooked. I can’t wait to go back again next year.
I truly believe that God made me to be a nurse and in the medical profession. I praise him for the experiences I have had over the years that has made me a better nurse and a better person. My prayer today is that I can show compassion and love to my children, their wives and now my grandchildren and always remember to give God the glory.
Prayerfully and always amazed at Him,
Diane Green RN, MSN, CEN, APRN, ACNP-BC
As a young adult, I was not as close to God as he would have me; I was single and attended college to become a nurse, all part of Gods plan, I know. In 1978, I graduated from nursing school and got the job that proved to be the ultimate blessing in Emergency Medicine, which I continued for 32 years. In 1980, I married and had difficulty conceiving a child but after four years, we had a precious son and God continued to bless us with 2 more sons who today are still the most wonderful gifts that I could have been given; Over the course of waiting those four years, God was working to mold and make me. Being in the emergency room, I have experienced many things, life, death, and everything in between. The first death I experienced was a 6 month old little boy. He was very ill and required a breathing tube and artificial respirations. As he was being transferred from a nearby hospital, the ambulance was hit in an intersection, dislodging the tube and the infant was dead on arrival to our emergency room. That is a pretty tough situation for a 20 year old girl, but God was always with me. Throughout the years, he gave me words to say to families, large and small, to try to comfort them in their time of injury, sickness and death. As time went on, I grew closer and closer to God and started visiting churches with my sons. My sister was attending Southland Baptist Temple in Paducah, Ky. She invited me and I started and joined with my sons. Shortly after that, my boys’ father was saved and started going to church with us. Unfortunately, we were divorced after 15 years of marriage and God was with me through those tough times. Sadly, he died at age 52 from a massive heart attack, but we are all comforted by the fact that he knew the Lord. All three of my boys accepted Christ at an early age and know they will see their father again one day.
After many years in the emergency room, I went back to school to be a nurse practitioner, which has been my profession for the last 7 years. Over that time, I have been in the position to help my family and other families as well to make end of life decisions, again God has always been there to help me, help them.
I have a wonderful job in a medical group that is God-fearing; many people in my profession are not as fortunate. I feel very comfortable to laugh, cry and pray with my patients. My favorite thing to tell them is God is in control of this situation, I am there as his helper. I know that God put me in the Medical field to humble me and exalt him and I thank him all the time for the gift he gave me.
Many years ago, probably in the 1980’s, while in a Sunday morning service, I noticed a sweet elderly man that always sat close by, slump in his seat. I rushed to him to discover that he was non-responsive most likely from a heart attack; a couple of young men helped carry him out of the auditorium and into adjoining room where we started CPR and summoned an ambulance; He did survive a short time after getting to the hospital, at least long enough for his family to tell him goodbye.
From that experience, a medical team was started at Southland Baptist Temple, my home church for over 25 years. Today a full security team is in place for medical and security issues. Once again, God has is hand in all of that.
Because of my profession, I had the awesome experience to go to the mission field this this year. It was probably the most rewarding, yet humbling experience; I have ever had, even out of my 34 years of being a nurse. God spoke to me the first time I heard a missionary speak at Southland and I had wanted to go on a mission trip, but the time never seemed right. All those years I had unrest, as I was not doing what God wanted me to do. Again, God was working in my life and He came through for me as this year, He allowed my sister and me to go together and share the experience. During that week in Nicaragua we treated over a thousand patients in the clinic; One small girl had cut her hand with a machete’ but it was too old to suture, so we just dressed it and gave her antibiotics; One lady had walked for 2 days to bring her 5 sons to be seen. For Gods reason, he had supplied us with a handicapped w/c and amazingly, (not really) an elderly couple came through carrying their 16-year-old cerebral palsy son. It was such a blessing to see the smiles on their faces and to know that we really made a difference in their lives. I met some amazing people that went on the trip from all over the country; we continue to stay in contact and look forward to seeing them again. Everyone told me if you ever go, you will be hooked, well I’m hooked. I can’t wait to go back again next year.
I truly believe that God made me to be a nurse and in the medical profession. I praise him for the experiences I have had over the years that has made me a better nurse and a better person. My prayer today is that I can show compassion and love to my children, their wives and now my grandchildren and always remember to give God the glory.
Prayerfully and always amazed at Him,
Diane Green RN, MSN, CEN, APRN, ACNP-BC