Ministry this month was all about the orphanage next door. The place that we stay is a mission center/orphanage/church/whatever it needs to be. They assigned primary ministries to each team but you could choose a secondary ministry because there is so much to do. My team got the orphanage. So for an entire month I was a house parent to kids I had never met. I was a bit intimidated by the fact that I had to pour into kids who had such tragic lives. What did I have to give these kids that the world had rejected. In one word God told me. Love. At first I tried to give them play and then structure and then scripture. As soon as I tried Love things went completely different. It was much less about kids being bad that needed to be disciplined and went to having way too much fun with kids that were extremely affectionate and wanted to be cared for by every person they met.
God also showed himself through our ministry. He showed me that like these kids I was starved for His love and at time acted very rebellious. He showed me that to do His will is more than an action. It was about persistance and pursuing Him. At times during the week there would be worship services put together by other racers. I only willingly went to one. Why in the world would someone choose to skip out on a place that God is going to be? If 2 or more are gathered in His name, He’s there! In total abandon and pursuit of Him I should have been the first one there.
