“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 (New International Version)
For this blog post, I chose to review a post from three years ago.
“The love of God is a strange and wonderful thing. It softens hearts, it heals wounds, it changes lives forever. I have been contemplating the depth of God’s love for all of us this morning as we prepare for our first full day of teaching. Around me, the camp is still. Rain falls gently, but steadily outside, and through the window in front of me, a slender tree drips and shimmers gently in the morning breeze. The manicured lawns have burst forth in renewed greenness, refreshed by the life-giving water.
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Sarah and I are teaching English for the most basic of English skills. Our class is very diverse: consisting of Christians and not-yet Christians, students and camp helpers, young men and young women. Although conversing is challenging right now due to language barriers, I know one thing for certain: God loves each of them. As we sat over a bowl of chips, struggling over words, I could feel this love growing inside of me too. A deeper understanding of this love is what I pray for each of them this trip.
My prayer this morning is that the love of God will wash over these students and bring refreshment, renewal healing, and new life that only He can. “
Although some of the details are different for this trip (for instance, we just finished day 2, and we have not eaten a bag of chips with our class, the truth of the love of God is a constant, comforting fact. The team is all being stretched, and all but Sarah (who is suffering from a stomach bug) are doing well. Please pray that God’s grace and love would abound as we enter our third full day of camp.
Prayer Requests:
- Health for the mission team – especially Sarah who has a stomach bug
- That Christ would be glorified in and through the partnership between Family Bible Church and Církve bratrské v Českém Těšíně (the Czech church) this summer.