Our time here has been a far different ministry experience than any we have been involved with over the past fifteen years as followers of Jesus Christ. We have been working with a group of people with long-time missionary service, people in their late 70's and 80's and even a 90 year old, people who have opened their homes to newcomers and short-term volunteers and shared their walk with The Lord and encouraged us in ours. We have attended seven churches, been privy to lives affected by serious illness, numerous medical procedures and the death of three of our co-workers and our Philippine field director. We have been included in Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, have been part of game nights, pot lucks, farewell celebrations for long-time employees and volunteers and have felt very much at home at Source of Light.
The message this morning in church was about how to keep our heart and home in order for the return of Jesus and the message at the funeral we attended this afternoon was very much the same: a testament to a life which embodied that readiness and desire to see that message spread to "Seattle and beyond". The ministry here, like every other, is not perfect, but all that matters is that we serve a perfect God and He calls us to serve to the best of our ability and as long as we have the willingness and strength to do so.
We move on to wherever and whatever the Lord has for us, trusting that what we have experienced here and all along the way will be our lasting testimony of God's grace freely given and willingly accepted. This has been a good day and a good journey. Praise The Lord.
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