At 6am this morning goodbyes came around again as another team from Texas left. Sometimes I feel like the Christian walk is full of goodbyes, but I am reassured by the thought that goodbyes only hurt much when we are not afraid to love much.
Their time over here tied in perfectly for me with coming back to start a summer at home. Each of them has consistently shared their faith and their joy, looking around for opportunities and keeping their hearts open to and soft for revival. I shared on one of the nights that after years of pausing in the song 'greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done in this city,' due to lack of vision of change, I can finally come home and see my church reaching out to youth inside and outside of the church. The youth center is redecorated, we have a passionate and relational youth worker, and young people with no church background are being creatively welcomed in.
My diligence towards evangelism and building relationships has been challenged, watching the Normandale team, but also being reminded this week of the impact that others have had when they invested in me.
I've been homesick for my church all year and it's hard to know that my partaking in the vision here is limited to holiday time, but I am excited for this summer of rest and restoration but also of intentionally being a part of a growing and vibrant community.
No comments:
Post a Comment