Today the message at church was about Phillippians 3 and what we gain, what we lose. It was very convicting for me. Not just the words, but part of our service is inroducing first time visitors. As people stood up and gave their names and where they are from, we heard voices that spoke of Kenya, and Zimbabwe, of a woman from Uganda who is HIV positive and needs money to get back. I do not know first hand what these people lost, but coming to know Christ, I can know what they have gained. I have struggled since I came with twinges of loneliness, and missing home folks, and of course the continual worry of money and even strength and will. However, I would not change anything! Well, I certainly would have packed less "stuff". WhenI stayed in Marabelo, Glyn and Susan came to visit. They texted me to see if I needed anything. Well, think about it. I am in the middle of an almost desert; hot, dusty, dry, with no extra stuff. The only thing I really wanted was lip balm because my lips were so dry. I realize now how extraordinarily funny that is.....how attached I once was to stuff and the only thing I wanted was lip balm.
All we need is Christ, and all we have to do is ask. Then a marvelous thing happens-He comes to us and stays! Well He really was always here! Sometimes the journey is like Dorothy's journey home from Oz. She finds out she had the ability to go home all the time---wow, are we hard headed.
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