Sweat is pouring out of your body in ways you
never thought possible.
You can feel it flowing down your arm like a river. 
And drip off your hair into your eyes.
Heck, even your knees are sweating!
As you shovel another load of dirt, you comically
think to yourself, “Am I a walking puddle of sweat or a human being?”
Welcome to Life at the Christian Outreach Center in Darwin.
What does any of this have to do with the Kingdom you ask?
That’s exactly what I found myself thinking as we started our time here.
In my last blog I mentioned Pastor Merv Westbrook.
The thing is, here at the Christian Outreach Center (C.O.C.), he isn’t unique –
Almost everyone here is making less than they would other places.
On any given day you can find these people:
Picking up Trash
Preparing food in the kitchen
Sorting through rotting vegetables
Raking Mulch
Doing Office Work
Feeding the Pigs at the Farm
Or doing WHATEVER needs to be done around the property.
Common Jobs. Repetitive Jobs. Some Jobs that make you SWEAT A LOT.
All done with a smile, a good attitude and humility.
(Left: My good friend Albert in his office and below my friend Mark another one of the many great workers here! Too many to mention!) 
You might be thinking that my list doesn’t sound like Kingdom Work.
Isn’t it supposed to be?
Praying for people.
Preaching the Word.
Physical Healing.
You know, more spiritual stuff?
Welcome to Outside the Box!
The Kingdom needs money. God’s servant’s around the world need money.
The people at the C.O.C. do whatever needs to be done to make that happen.
Yes, they do the “Spiritual Stuff” in the community around them
too but God has given them a
Big and Broad vision.
And so they Sweat, Serve and
Use all their skills
To get resources flowing to all the
I know what they are doing is unique.
But it shouldn’t be.
I hope this has helped broaden your VISION of what
Kingdom Work is.
