I’m back home. The date is March 20th 2020. Just a little over 24 hours ago I was flying from New Delhi, India back to New York City. India was bustling with life as we prepared to leave, after getting the news that all squads across the world were getting called back due to coronavirus concerns worldwide. There was massive uncertainty leading up to the day of receiving the news. One day we thought we were going to Nepal, the next day not. The next day after that we thought we were going to be re-routed to Kyrgyzstan to wait out the virus and see what happened. The next morning after we received the news that we would all be coming home. We were crushed. After being in India only for two weeks, it was so hard knowing we had to leave involuntarily, and leave each other. There was so much uncertainty ahead, and I’ll admit, for all of us, there is great uncertainty ahead. As is with life though. The most beautiful and powerful thing I’ve grasped in this season recently is that to live a fruitful, joyful, kingdom centered life, we must live a unhurried life, and remain interruptible. I know right. Our American mindsets tremble in fear of the unknown and lack of schedule. But God has shown me that life is constant change – the more we try to make a plan, to schedule our days to the nine, to live in security, the more tension and anxiety we face. We go against the grain of the universe when we live hurried, uninterruptible lives. We decay from the inside out when we live in our individualistic minsets, serving only the flesh and never stopping to consider the true value of time and life itself. It’s not your toilet paper, it’s not your entertainment, it’s not hoarding food or spreading fear, it’s that other person. It’s the stranger across the aisle, in the road, in the car that just passed you. It’s realizing that as humans, we were meant to live together in community. To fight side by side, to take refuge in one another when the storms of life come to swallow us up. To love deeply, truly, investing our time, energy, and material wealth into one another, for the betterment of the world.
Living interruptible is not only rewarding to your own life, but it is to the kingdom. It’s saying Yes God, by standing firm in boldness and truth knowing no matter the storm at hand. Knowing our God is with us, constant, steady, the prince of peace. Even though it deeply hurt to leave the field so early and leave my squad, I’m ecstatic to be home. The mission has just begun. It’s time more than ever to raise up our arms and voices as Christians and so no to fear and say yes to love. It’s time for us to be the hands and feet of Jesus to our communities, our neighbors, and even our enemies. We are all in this together. This is our planet, our life, our homes, our beautiful countries and lands, our people. It’s time for revival in America. It’s time to listen to God’s voice and let the spirit guide us to serve, to give our hearts and voices to the society in which we live. It’s time to lift our prayers in unity, interceding for world-wide health and peace. It’s time to reach out to those feeling alone in isolation, battling depression, anxiety, pornography, addiction, and let them know they are never alone. It’s time as followers of Jesus to lift our banner of love above the noise of this world and calm the waters.
Hopefully my squad and I will be re-launching to the field, but until then we remain interruptible. We united, remain ready to serve. The mission has not ended. If it’s not forever I don’t want it.
Let’s go Jesus. Let’s go fam. <3
