07/28/2025
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๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต? ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ?
"Since God placed this calling of functional medicine on my heart, Iโve felt a deep and steady pull toward this work. It hasnโt always been easyโdoubt, resistance, and moments where the road felt unclearโbut Iโve come to understand that itโs not just a career, itโs a calling. A response to something God placed deep within me.
In my healing season, I made the leap into functional medicine. During this time I often struggled with anxiety, doubt, and fear. The opportunity was nearly stripped from me because of the stronghold the devil had on me. I prayed, โLord, if nothing else, let me take care of your people.โ I allowed myself to step into this space, scared, because he put that on my heart. I could not fail if that were the sole goal.
What Iโve also come to realize is that health isnโt just about the body. So many of the struggles I see in my patients have spiritual roots. The enemy works hard to keep people stuckโthrough fear, shame, trauma, and lies that have taken root over time. Iโve learned that part of my role is to gently help uncover these strongholds. When someone begins to release whatโs been keeping them bound, healing can finally beginโnot just physically, but emotionally and spiritually too.
This work has humbled me, brought me great joy and reward as well as taught me more about His mission than any other thing.
Undoubtedly, the Lord has a plan. Not just in me, but in our medical team who believes wholeheartedly in pouring into others and their healing journey. Itโs a blessing to work for a loving and gracious God and to work alongside people who share that calling." Kayla Melendez
"Since God placed this calling of functional medicine on my heart, Iโve felt a deep and steady pull toward this work. It hasnโt always been easyโdoubt, resistance, and moments where the road felt unclearโbut Iโve come to understand that itโs not just a career, itโs a calling. A response to something God placed deep within me.
In my healing season, I made the leap into functional medicine. During this time I often struggled with anxiety, doubt, and fear. The opportunity was nearly stripped from me because of the stronghold the devil had on me. I prayed, โLord, if nothing else, let me take care of your people.โ I allowed myself to step into this space, scared, because he put that on my heart. I could not fail if that were the sole goal.
What Iโve also come to realize is that health isnโt just about the body. So many of the struggles I see in my patients have spiritual roots. The enemy works hard to keep people stuckโthrough fear, shame, trauma, and lies that have taken root over time. Iโve learned that part of my role is to gently help uncover these strongholds. When someone begins to release whatโs been keeping them bound, healing can finally beginโnot just physically, but emotionally and spiritually too.
This work has humbled me, brought me great joy and reward as well as taught me more about His mission than any other thing.
Undoubtedly, the Lord has a plan. Not just in me, but in our medical team who believes wholeheartedly in pouring into others and their healing journey. Itโs a blessing to work for a loving and gracious God and to work alongside people who share that calling." Kayla Melendez
