Character Profile: Elijah Cargill, M.D.

Elijah Cargill was not born into wealth and his formative years were difficult. He was the juvenile target of an alcoholic father who was abusive Monday through Saturday. Every Sunday, however, his father would parade the family up to the front pews of their San Antonio church to ask for the Lord’s forgiveness. The beatings would commence the following day. It was probably why Sunday was always Elijah’s favorite day of the week. A day of reprieve from the belt, book, rope, or whatever his father found near to exact discipline. Elijah went on to become a wound care surgeon, founded an innovative medical device company, and used his wealth to launch an international medical outreach charity known as “Helping Hands Across Borders”.