Working on a project
No, I hadn’t given up on blogging. It’s a good way to keep all 6 of you up on what’s going on here in Switzerland and wherever else the wind might carry us. It just takes a while for me to get my rhythm back after camp.
It’s amazing to work on a project with people who are so in love with God, who have enormous energy, cisterns of love that never seem to run dry, and un-dying hope that what God is doing will absolutely, without a doubt, make things better.
And so you are empowered. Working with encouraging, giving and loving people allows you to get by with less sleep. Your energy comes not only from much-needed rest, but also from living-together communion. (Maybe that’s one reason Paul and Silas could sing and pray at midnight in a Philippian prison cell and still have the energy to proclaim Jesus, baptize a family, and sit through a celebration feast without yawning).
Then there’s encouragement to examine your own heart when you see others’ sincere joy expressed through service. Spirit’s at work (don’t doubt it) bringing about good and uncovering some of that hidden junk stuck in your heart.
posted by Brady @ 1:12 PM
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A spirit of cooperation and teamwork does goes along way in the accomplishing of a goal.
I remember back a few years when I was much younger, in better shape, (but still as handsome) running with 8 other guys in a Portland to Coast race. 122 miles of running, wherein each person runs three segments of varying distances and difficulties.
We started at 7PM and ran through the night finishing at the coast at around 10AM. I reflect upon that event and the comradery we shared. I've had those same experiences at FaithQuest and other type youth events were we are all focused on working to achieve the same goal.
Perhaps our "ordinary" church business would be so compelling and so succesful were we to have that same spirit and shared vision.
Get people out of the church building, into your home for a meal or a visit of some kind, and the relationship is strengthened.
The more we're together out of the church setting, the more we find we have in common, and maybe even understand our differences are valuable also.
Hello from reader #7, first time “commenter.” I’ve read your blog with some interest due to the fact that one of the ladies in our church, Joyce Massey, visited Switzerland recently at the invitation of somebody she knows that has a ministry in Switzerland. Joyce sends tracks of her late husband’s (Jim) lessons literally all over the world.
I wanted to say that I too had a blog gap following our week of Bible Camp in beautiful Mt. Dora, Florida. We followed our week of camp with a trip to the Mid-Ohio Valley Work Camp 5 days later. Both events left me “blog-challenged.”
We’ll keep your ministry in Switzerland in our prayers.
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