Dr. Francisca Abanyie, affectionately known as Dr. Fran is a Public Health Physician who serves as the Deputy Director of the Commissioned Corps Liaison Office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Dr. Abanyie is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician who earned her undergraduate degree with Honors in Chemistry from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; her medical degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ-RWJMS), now Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; and her Master of Public Health degree with summa cum laude distinction from UMDNJ's School of Public Health (UMDNJ-SPH), now Rutgers School of Public Health. Dr. Abanyie went on to complete her General Pediatric Residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA, followed by her Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. She is also a graduate of Atlanta’s Federal Executive Board’s Leadership Government Program that focuses on developing leadership skills with special emphasis on building the five Executive Core Qualifications and is a Certified Life and Career Coach and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Dr. Fran is passionate about mentoring the younger generation and is a purpose-driven life and career coach. She is enthusiastic about philanthropic efforts and aspires to build a hospital in her hometown of Cape Coast, Ghana. She currently serves as the President of the Ghana Physicians & Surgeons Foundation, an organization set up over 20 years ago to support the mission of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons based in Ghana by engaging in advocacy, education and programmatic events that advance the public health of Ghanaians in Ghana as well as in the North America Diaspora. She is also the owner of Flavors from Fran’s Kitchen (3FK), an online bakery best known for their premium coconut shortbread cookies that will have your taste buds dance for joy and make you feel like royalty.
In this episode, Dr. Fran shares her spiritual and relational insights about life through the goodness of God. You will learn from Dr. Fran that:
- True goodness is about putting others first in spite of life’s challenges
- You must analyze what others say about you in the presence of Jesus so He shows you what is true and what is not
- Goodness requires intentional practice and passing of tests that the Lord brings your way through people
- Goodness is about the selfless care for others
- You must get out of your own way and see, know the essence of who you are
- You must learn to put forth goodness with no expectations
- To cultivate the character goodness, you must take time to know and hear God’s heart
- Get the inpouring from God so you can pour out to others
- You must desire the Fruit of the Spirit; it is all one fruit. Desire it, do the work.
- Here’s your formula for cultivating this fruit: “Dear Lord, despite this/my situation, I will trust and obey you”
Questions to ponder on:
- How has your life been transformed by the goodness of a friend or loved one?
- How can you show goodness to others despite your own life situation?
- If the essence of the character of goodness is holiness, then in what ways can you be intentional about cultivating goodness today?
The formula that Dr. Fran shares is one that requires a partnership with the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit, our fruit is fake [see FOS introductory episodes]. The Lord is holy and those who worship Him must do so in spirit and in truth. When we learn to desire the character of Jesus, we begin to develop satisfaction in God alone. That satisfaction is where true joy of the Lord resides and so does goodness of the heart. Out of the goodness of God’s heart, we are blessed. Pass it on!
You can find more about Dr. Fran here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3fktreats
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@franabanyie
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