Daily Archives: November 10, 2009
Candle in the Corner
For ten years I have lamented the fact that I’m not a missionary. I went to school for it; I studied and trained and then everything changed. I got married and life didn’t turn out the way I envisioned. I felt God had promised me something greater, something better than life in the suburbs.
Once, during one of my moments of weeping over lost purpose, my husband asked me what I would be doing there that I couldn’t do here.
He’s right.
What would I be doing in Bosnia or France or Turkey that I couldn’t do here? We have poor. We have refugees. We have people who need to know Jesus right here in our backyard. Being a missionary isn’t about location.
Throughout this past year God has shown me how I can be a candle right here. Instead of seeing this time as a holding pattern before my life begins, I’ve begun embracing where God has me and seizing the opportunities I’ve too often overlooked. I’ve partnered with a number of missionaries and shared my heart with them. While they may long to be in the States, safer and closer to family, I long to be where they are. But God in His infinite wisdom has each of us where He wants us to be! They’re working for me there, and I’m working for them here.
They’re eating osh and rice and learning new languages while I’m eating hamburgers and pasta and learning how to build community.
They’re battling false gods of stone and wood while I battle false gods of vanity and affluence.
We face different challenges, eat different foods and work in different cultures, but our purpose is the same: to know Christ and make Him known.
Today is the LAST DAY for Heidi’s Candle in the Corner giveaway. If you haven’t entered, get over there now and do it. She has some fabulous gifts available, but best of all your contribution enables the Word of God to be spread throughout the globe. Already this event has raised over $1200!! I’m thrilled about this, but would love to see the total go even higher. Your five dollars can make a huge difference in the lives of under-supported missionaries in 12 different countries including Spain, Indonesia, South Africa and even here in the United States. These are the people who share the Gospel of Jesus on our behalf. Here’s a link so you can be part of it: www.MomsMinistryandMore.blogspot.com.
