Doctor who survived Ebola to give talk

Oklahoma Christian University will launch its 66th lectureship Oct. 2 with a keynote address by Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly.

Brantly contracted the Ebola virus while serving as a medical missionary in Liberia in July 2014. He recovered and was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” along with four other medical professionals who treated Ebola patients.

Brantly and his wife, Amber, with biographer David Thomas, co-authored the book “Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us Into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic.”

A graduate of Abilene Christian University, Brantly now lives with his family in Texas and serves as the medical missions adviser for Samaritan’s Purse.

The OC Lectureship, which runs through Oct. 4, features more than 40 speakers, concerts and other special events. This year’s theme is “To God’s Elect,” and lectures will focus on selections taken from 1 Peter.

Brantly’s keynote address will be at 6:20 p.m. Oct. 2 in Hardeman Auditorium, 2501 E Memorial Road. It will be preceded by the university’s Grand Concert at 2 p.m. Also, Brantly will sign copies of his book in the Garvey Center Art Gallery. The group Acappella will be in concert at 8:15 p.m. in Hardeman Auditorium.

The annual Women’s Day program set for Oct. 3 at Memorial Road Church of Christ, 2221 E Memorial Road, will feature Elaine Denman and Bonnie Miller as program leaders.

Other events Oct. 3 include another talk by Brantly during OC’s daily chapel time. At 5 p.m., Jerry Rushford, director of the Churches of Christ Heritage Center at Pepperdine University, will speak at a dinner honoring ministers, elders and their wives.

All sessions except the dinner on Oct. 3 are free and open to the public. For more information, call 425-5141.

A complete schedule is available at www.oc.edu/lectureship.