I just arrived back from a delightful yet brief sojourn to Gainesville, GA, the official home of Adventures in Missions. Perhaps the greatest realization upon the return drive was the peculiar fact that the age old technology of cruise control fails from time to time. Traffic was terribly inconsistent in the face of an open road which always provides frustration. Perhaps there is some manner of spiritual parallel regarding consistencies in there yet we needn’t develop it at this hour :>)
Yesterday gathered a multitude of new participants from both far and wide who are involved in the current and future outreaches of AIM. Some are departing soon for a three month swath of overseas service for the Lord while others are setting out for a longer haul. I had the humbling opportunity of meeting several of them and listening to their story, some of whom may be making Kenya their home after the turn of the new year. Should Jesus delay in His return, the next time I see them will be when we convene in Nairobi in January. Moreover, the brief time was spent formulating plans for the next teams and involvement in Kenya. We remain prayerful and sensitive as the Lord furthers His kingdom in us and in the nation of Kenya.
Nevertheless, the new students filed into AIM’s base bursting with eagerness and expectation, all mixed with a fair amount of uncertainty as God begins them on perhaps the wildest journey they have had to date. For the next week they will be sitting under powerful teachings and training which will send them well-prepared to their specific destinations. Each time of convening thus far was drenched with anointed truth and life transforming power, making them into the men and women needed to change the world.
As I was driving home I was contemplating once again the fullness of Christ and glory of the Lord packed into the heart of each believer. We all at times consider certain activities and tasks to be ones assigned to and filled by someone else. However, we must wholly lean upon the direction and leading of the Holy Ghost if we are to fill the world with these inward streams of living water so desperately needed. May we all join together with the prayer, “Lord put me in the right place at the right time today.” Only heaven shall one day proclaim the stories and countless souls saved because someone was willing to take a frightening yet spiritually sound step into the unknown! Until next time…
good luck in Swazi!!!