Only this missions conference was very different than any I'd ever gone to or heard of before.
We met in the morning for worship and a short message...and then were sent out to minister to homeless people in the city.
We were all assigned different areas to serve in, as there were over 500 of us that attended the conference.
I was on a team where we delivered meals to people who don't leave their apartments very often. Our "job" was to deliver the meals, and ask people if they needed prayer, and to pray for them.
It was an amazing day. We were able to pray over many different people...some even on the streets as we were walking from building to building.
We also listened to people's stories and shared Jesus with them.
It was amazing to be a part of...and amazing to hear the stories of what others did throughout the day.
We ate dinner in a local food court that night...and what culture shock that was! To see all these people walking around with their bags from a long day of shopping...
It just made me realize how comfortable I am all of the time.
And watching various homeless people walking around the food court...looking for the leftover food people didn't finish eating...it just broke my heart.
In the morning, we sang a part of the song Hosanna. The part that says:
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks Yours
Everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause
As I walk from earth into eternity
Jesus definitely broke my heart for the people we came across.
My prayer is that I will continue to love those around me...even those I come across in the grocery store or in Starbucks...and share Jesus with them.
2 comments:
share Jesus with those we run into....at Starbucks. LOVE it.
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Wow... sounds like an amazing day, indeed! I am in love with your church...they do the most awesome reach outs!!! We don't have 500 people in our congregation, let alone 500 people to show up and serve! That's phenomenal!
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