India Immersion Team 2020
Being in India has never been a personal goal of mine but wanting to be in God’s presence and living out his plan and purpose is too much fun to pass up. I think it was a hobbit who got caught up in an adventure against his own better judgement, who ended up being the hero in the story. Actually, we are all hero’s waiting to happen if you believe that a hero in a story is the person who faces challenges and finds grace to overcome.
This is my 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour
The idea of Christians being in one accord is a very powerful message of Jesus and the New Testament church. It is both powerful and elusive. What does being in one accord look like? What are examples of being in one accord? How do we become in one accord? How important is it, really, to be in one accord?
Recently, a leader from Uganda was sharing in our church fellowship a vision for the Body of Christ. The bottom line being, that Jesus, in His priestly prayer recorded in John 17 made it clear that being one with Him and one with one another is the only option we have.
Over the years, our family has had the blessing of moving around the country, finding ourselves in five different states over a 34-year period. In most of these states we lived in two or three different communities. One of the results of this lifestyle has been the opportunity to fellowship with a diversity of groups. In the process, we learned that Christian believers are very much similar in a good sort of way. Also, in numerous ways they have differing opinions and the sad part of all this is how easy it is to focus on the differences. The differences often become how people identify themselves and magnified as the main event.
For those reading this blog who have no idea who Skip Wilke is, let me just say that he is a dear friend who recently went home to his heavenly Father and who was an amazing example of the Father’s love to me.
Even as I am typing these memories of Skip, I was expressing frustration over the age and slowness of my mac computer. If Skip could have overheard my need for a computer, I would have seen one in a box, at my doorstep within the week. During my 12 years as executive director at Camp du Nord, Skip was always by my side and ready to do whatever it took to help me be successful. If he heard even the hint of a need he would do whatever was in his power to meet that need. I am sure there were times when he was unable or unwilling to meet the need, but somehow, he made me feel as if he was always ready and willing to jump into action.
Kayla and Alejandra ministering to mothers and children in an Indian village.
Upcoming in November we will be helping with the FREEDOM Retreat. What is the Freedom Retreat? It is a weekend event intended to help people in their spiritual journey of healing and hope. As part of the retreat, participants are given the opportunity to receive a time of prayer and ministry. A small group of team members prepare for the retreat in a number of ways, including prayer, fasting and reading.