Top 25 Kent Brantly Quotes

As the Ebola virus continued to consume my patients, I witnessed the horror this disease visits upon its victims, the intense pain and humiliation of those who suffer with it.

What I can tell you is that I serve a faithful God who answers prayers.

In theory, and I think in practice, I am immune to the strain of Ebola that I was infected with. But there are five different strains of Ebola.

Ebola has changed everything in West Africa. We cannot sit back and say, ‘Oh, those poor people.’ We must think outside the box and find ways to help.

Ebola’s a terrifying disease.

I wasn’t afraid of treating Ebola patients in the isolation unit. That was the safest job. But seeing patients in the clinic, seeing patients in the emergency room, being in the community – those things gave me pause.

When you go a week without seeing a human face, that does something to you.

Pray for the people of West Africa. You cannot be apathetic towards people for whom you are earnestly praying.

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted a tangible skill with which to serve people. And so my role as a physician is my attempt to do that.

Faith is central to my life. I am who I am, I do what I do because of my faith.

Through the care of the Samaritan’s Purse and SIM missionary team in Liberia, the use of an experimental drug, and the expertise and resources of the health care team at Emory University Hospital, God saved my life – a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers.

Even when I was facing death, I remained full of faith. I did not want to be faithful to God all the way up to serving in Liberia for ten months, only to give up at the end because I was sick.

You never know who is walking around with a fever who took some Tylenol to make themselves feel better.

Changing people’s beliefs and altering behaviors is a very difficult challenge in any setting.

When a person survives Ebola, when they recover, they’re not a carrier of the virus.

You are going to share in the most intimate parts of your patients’ lives. You will share in their moments of tragedy. But you will also share in their moments of greatest joy.

On Octover 16th, 2013, I moved to Liberia with my family to serve as a medical missionary at ELWA Hospital in the capital city of Morovia.

Please continue to pray for and bring attention to those suffering in the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa.

I’ve had time to reflect on what happened to me. Am I the same person I was before Ebola? In a lot of ways, yes. I don’t live every moment with a conscious awareness of what I’ve been through.

I know that some consider it controversial for me to claim that God saved my life when I had received an experimental drug and some of the greatest medical care available in the world. I can see how these two realities appear to contradict each other.

God blessed me with a peace that surpasses understanding.

When I became ill, I started to experience what my patients had suffered under my care.

Ebola is a humiliating disease that strips you of your dignity. You are removed from family and put into isolation where you cannot even see the faces of those caring for you due to the protective suits – you can only see their eyes.

The nature of Ebola is that health-care workers are predominantly affected because of the way that it is spread.

I’ve thought a lot about the moment when I was infected with Ebola.