We have been unbelievably blessed this week with the presence of a missions team. They arrived from Tennessee on Saturday and have spent their days serving us, the community of Laurel, and helping out in VBS.
Talk about being humbled. These 13 people are spending their vacation time and money to sow seeds in a community they will likely not be in when God brings the harvest. As 1 Corinthians 6:3 says, they are sowing seeds, someone else will water, but God will bring the increase.
Every morning they are out in the community talking to whoever will talk back to them, and leaving information on the doors of others. They are not ringing doorbells or being intrusive, they are just making their presence known and loving who they can. On Sunday they ended up bringing someone from the hotel to church with them!
In the afternoons they are working on the remodel of the pastor's office, then they make dinner for the VBS workers and fill in whatever slot they can during the evening. They are tired but continue on. They are gracious, selfless, and giving. They are serving us well but more importantly, they are serving God well and we just get to be the recipients.
The thing is, we don't have to be a part of a missions team to serve others. We should all be serving those in our communities, and yes, even those within our church walls. Nobody gets a free pass on this one.
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