Mission Trip - Tuesday Update and Devotional

Yesterday was a great start for us. We got met our families and started working on our homes. From the 3 houses, some of what we did was to change out 3 windows, tore out bamboo, took out a microwave, installed flooring and a bathtub thanks to some great help from some local plumbers, and did some exterior beautification. It was neat to see everyone work together and accomplish the tasks we had. I am excited about the work ahead for the day.

But, what made yesterday even better was the interaction with the families. At one house, we had 3 of the children actually help out with the team as they worked on their house! They latched on to the team and just followed them around wherever they went. At my house, 2 of the children were gone to day camp for part of the time. But, there was a 6 month old boy there that Laurel Brubaker, Jenna Millman and Kelly Hard just wanted to pick up and hold. So, when the opportunity came about, and the mother let them hold him, they had a good time as they started to get to know the mother. The 3rd house had a guy who started to share about his love for bikes and that lead to some great conversations.

Please continue to pray for us as we minister to these families and each other. It's some hard work, but pray that God would give us the strength to endure and accomplish some great things for Him.

If you want to follow along with our devotional today, here it is:

DEVOTIONAL:

How would you describe what love is?

Read 1 Corinthians 13

According to this chapter, what are some characteristics of love?

If you do a really good job today and help out a lot of people, but did not love them, your team or God, is that ok? Why or why not?

Additional Thoughts and Application:

Love defined by God can look very different from the way we define love. Reread verses 4-7. What characteristic of love are you really good at and what are you a little weak in? Today, strive to communicate the love of Christ. Write down a few specific things you can do or say to foster the kind of love Paul speaks about here.

Pray, then Love!