With the halfway point of the World Race just around the corner, you can’t help but reflect back on the first half. (I remember reading the Leaf’s mid-season “report cards” the Toronto Sun would publish. Most players would get C’s and D’s, where Mats Sundin would always have an A.)
Month 1- Guatemala: bio-sand water filters, mal-nourished babies, construction.
Month 2 – Nicaragua: orphanage.
Month 3 – Thailand: land clearing, school visits.
Month 4 – Cambodia: office admin.
Month 5 – Thailand: teach english.
While these are all nice things, a large part of us feel like we’re missing out on bigger things. All of us want to see and do more. We want to see people healed, lives changed, individuals come to Christ, even see dead raised. WE WANT TO PERFORM AND WITNESS MIRACLES. We want stories that will make you go, “ARE YOU KIDDING ME??” Results that are tangible, and not just “we made someone feel good for 2-3 weeks.” All of our ministry and Godly transformations have been for the most part, inward. Our team has grown to love each other dearly, and have amazing respect for one another. We’ve grown spiritually and personally in leaps and bounds. And for that we PRAISE OUR GOD.
We’ve had different teams on our squad share such stories. A lady who needed a cane to walk a few minutes before having to stop to rest, can now walk all the way to the church without a cane. A very old man with little years left in his life, asking to hear more about God so that he may receive salvation. Chronic stomanch pains, gone. If I had a better memory, I could share more what my squad shared in our last debrief.
It’s as if I were playing right field, and all the hits were going to either left or centre fields. The other outfielders are making spectacular diving catches, throwing out runners, hitting home runs and stealing bases. All I’m doing is laying a sac bunt, or taking a walk. At the end of the day, however, my team wins. Am I okay for my team to have an amazing game and have us win as a team than have me make awesome plays? Even if on the World Race I do not personally witness miracles, will I still choose to serve God?
The creator of the universe, the God of the miracles in the Bible and life alike, will choose to do what He chooses to. All I can do is do the little things that have been asked of me, and pray for opportunities to be used in His Glory. We pray for God to use us, but in the meanwhile, we need to be patient. We don’t need to see miracles for us to love God, but we do desire more.
