Happy Monday!

John 15: 15 “From now on I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his Lord does: but I have called you friends.”

This past week many churches send groups of people on mission trips. Advent sent a group to Mexico for Casas de Cristo. It is a group that goes to an area of Mexico and builds a house during spring break for a worthy family.

A friend of mine from school spent his spring break a bit farther away than Mexico. He and a group from his church spent a week in Peru ministering to a church, particularly in youth ministry, Bible Study and then door to door evangelism. He came into school today absolutely bubbling over with excitement. We spent a while after school where I just listened as he told about how the plan they had made before arriving in Peru completely changed once they arrived and found the needs of the people were different than the plans they had made. This group then placed themselves into the hands of the Father and followed the plan God had for them. My friend found out that as he went there to be a blessing to those he did not know in a place completely different from home (near the jungle, and in a village where pizza was high end eating), he found himself and his companions receiving spiritual blessing after blessing.

Can we learn a lesson from these pilgrims who went to a foreign country to help others? I think so. Here are some things we can learn. First, God will supply all our needs as long as they are spiritual in nature. God needs us spiritually dependent to carry out His work. All spiritual needs are met out of the love God has for us.

God gives us His love in great abundance so that we may show His love to others no matter where we are. It does not matter whether we can speak the language; we can show God’s love in ways that don’t require us to even speak. Bruce closes his emails with “Preach Christ every day, use words if necessary.”

So let us show God’s love to others in whatever ways people need to see God’s love. If God is love as the scripture says, then show all people what God’s love really looks like.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.