Tomorrow I am leaving for the
Dominican Republic for a mission trip. I am so excited! It has been 15 years
since I have been on a mission trip. I hope to never wait that long again. My
last trip was to Mexico with my church. The very next summer, I was expecting
my oldest son. That trip planted a seed in my heart for missions that has
lasted all these years. I have anxiously awaited the chance to get to go again.
God has brought me the perfect opportunity this summer. I will be traveling with
a team of all women who are teachers, the perfect fit. I am so excited to be
able to go and serve this week. I promise to send updates as I can, but will
most likely be after I get home. Here is a link to the ministry we are traveling with if you want to read more about what they do.
As I think about the chance I get to
serve on this trip, I also realize that we are surrounded by opportunities to
share the love of Jesus right where we are. God put us in a specific place for
a reason and if we just keep our eyes open, we will find ways to encourage
others everyday. We can be the hands and feet of Jesus wherever we are. It is
so easy for us to get caught up in our everyday busy or our own problems that
we don’t make the time to reach out. God created us to live in community but we
have become a society that is too independent to do that. There are people all
around us who are hurting and a text, phone call, or coffee to check in would
mean so much. Life is messy and sometimes difficult, a little kindness goes a
long way. As Christians, we need to be willing to enter in and be the hands and
feet of Jesus. The same people you encourage today may just be the ones encouraging
you one day too.
I would appreciate your prayers for
our trip this week. I would also ask that you pray for ways you can be an
encouragement to those God puts in your path. I pray that you will have a blessed week and look forward to sharing with you about the trip soon!
