This past Sunday was our mission launch for 2008. An excitement grew inside of me as I listened to Pastor Mike Miller talk about our assignments here on earth. It is not a decision, it is a "discovery" as we become more intimate with Jesus. God has a specific plan for each of us to accomplish, whether it be here at home or on the mission field somewhere. I choose to believe for myself that it is both. There is so much to do all around us; right where we live, at home, at the office, at school and in our community. But as I travel around the world, my perspective is clearer. That God loves people, from all walks of life. I think of my close friends Shuan and Michelle who left recently for the Ukraine. Here is a young couple who have given up the pleasures of this life for the sake of others. Their hearts are so big. They have been on a voyage of discovery which involves loving the unloved. And now that voyage has taken them to the Ukraine. The opportunites to love are endless. It is just submitting our lives to allow Christ to love through us. They are a living example for me of Jesus Christ. Lord, enlarge the boundaries of my heart and allow me to love like you, right where I am today. For God so loved the world....
