Hello again!
We had a great Sunday! Today we were able to worship at the seminary campus here in Guntur. I was asked to share the sermon for the day and all of the team was able to speak a word of greeting to those gathered.
We then took some time today to visit a congregation together as one group. It was a wonderful congregation filled with wonderful people. After meeting with a good number of the members, we went into their homes for times of prayer, conversation, and fellowship!
We have a very busy day tomorrow going down to the island congregations on the shore of the Indian Ocean. A long day in the car for sure, but a great day spent following Jesus!
For the rest of the blog, team member Nancy Dierdorf volunteered to write tonight. She has a powerful word to share with you from 1st Timothy 2:1.
Day 4
"For Everyone"
A church building too small
A boy born lame and deaf
A lonely widow
A community set apart because of a permenant status assigned at birth
Here’s a short list of the things that we have had the blessing of praying about over the last couple of days. And to be honest, some of them seem very daunting and overwhelming. Because of the Caste System, it’s very unlikely that the community will ever become more than it is now. It’s unlikely the feelings of loneliness will ever fully disappear. It’s unlikely that the child will suddenly be able to walk and hear. It’s very unlikely the small church will be able to build based on the poverty they live in…the $10,000 needed might as well be $1,000,000.
And yet, these are the things for which we pray. Why? Because God calls us to.
1st Timothy 2:1 tells us, “First of all, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone…” Notice how the circumstance does not dictate whether or not we pray. Instead, Timothy invites us to simply pray for everyone.
And so that’s what we did…
We prayed for a big ole church. We prayed for legs that run and ears that hear the laughter of other little children as they play. We prayed to push back the unrelenting loneliness. We prayed that God would put an end to an unjust system.
We prayed for everyone.
We prayed for fevers to go away. We prayed for voices that could sing. We prayed for blessings on different family members and friends.
And yes, we did so understanding the enormity of the things that prayed. But we do so also knowing the enormity of the God who hears our prayers.
May that always be the reason why we pray...because the God who is bigger than all things invites us to do just that. Would you join us in praying? Would you come with us? It’s a crazy ride but one that is filled with blessing.
Nancy Dierdorf
We had a great Sunday! Today we were able to worship at the seminary campus here in Guntur. I was asked to share the sermon for the day and all of the team was able to speak a word of greeting to those gathered.
We then took some time today to visit a congregation together as one group. It was a wonderful congregation filled with wonderful people. After meeting with a good number of the members, we went into their homes for times of prayer, conversation, and fellowship!
We have a very busy day tomorrow going down to the island congregations on the shore of the Indian Ocean. A long day in the car for sure, but a great day spent following Jesus!
For the rest of the blog, team member Nancy Dierdorf volunteered to write tonight. She has a powerful word to share with you from 1st Timothy 2:1.
Day 4
"For Everyone"
A church building too small
A boy born lame and deaf
A lonely widow
A community set apart because of a permenant status assigned at birth
Here’s a short list of the things that we have had the blessing of praying about over the last couple of days. And to be honest, some of them seem very daunting and overwhelming. Because of the Caste System, it’s very unlikely that the community will ever become more than it is now. It’s unlikely the feelings of loneliness will ever fully disappear. It’s unlikely that the child will suddenly be able to walk and hear. It’s very unlikely the small church will be able to build based on the poverty they live in…the $10,000 needed might as well be $1,000,000.
And yet, these are the things for which we pray. Why? Because God calls us to.
1st Timothy 2:1 tells us, “First of all, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone…” Notice how the circumstance does not dictate whether or not we pray. Instead, Timothy invites us to simply pray for everyone.
And so that’s what we did…
We prayed for a big ole church. We prayed for legs that run and ears that hear the laughter of other little children as they play. We prayed to push back the unrelenting loneliness. We prayed that God would put an end to an unjust system.
We prayed for everyone.
We prayed for fevers to go away. We prayed for voices that could sing. We prayed for blessings on different family members and friends.
And yes, we did so understanding the enormity of the things that prayed. But we do so also knowing the enormity of the God who hears our prayers.
May that always be the reason why we pray...because the God who is bigger than all things invites us to do just that. Would you join us in praying? Would you come with us? It’s a crazy ride but one that is filled with blessing.
Nancy Dierdorf
No comments:
Post a Comment