tell what's happening

I've often wondered why missionaries don't write back to their home churches and supporters more often. And as I stared at my blank blog screen for the 4th or 5th time this week, I began to identify. Tho a lot has been happening, putting it into words or a format that's interesting and compelling reading doesn't come natural to most of us. 

So this week I've met and/or talked with a bunch of missionaries, counseled some, encouraged others, made new contacts, visited support teams and missions pastors and friends and home fellowship and it's all a lot like last week and the week before and the week before that :-) Like so many other missionaries/pastors/servant leaders we do what we do as unto the Lord without a lot of fanfare and splash. We often are repulsed at bringing attention to ourselves or our work because all glory belongs to the Lord. And yet the nature of our Christian community is one of sharing and caring and not isolation. A vital part of fellowship is communicating what the Lord is doing in our lives even if it doesn't seem like much in our own eyes.

Others are blessed in ways we may never know by our "routine" faithfulness to His call. So tell others about the Lord's work in your lives. Tell how He is blessing and sustaining and chastising and empowering. We often are moved and challenged and grow thru the witness and testimony of those around us.

And I get to share a new 'hospital' testimony next week as I'm having surgery Monday morning to repair a few hernias related to my previous surgeries! Thanks in advance for your prayers!

In His Arm's,

Pat