Best Mother's Day gift ever
Renee Reed says that a simple fan her husband Terry got her was the best gift ever. He wondered if he’d done such a good job at choosing gifts for the mother of his children.
Returning to the Guarijio village where they minister after a long absence made them reflect on how amazing God is to adjust their expectations so they could be truly thankful.
Coming from a cultural and legal expectation in the USA that you only take in your vehicle those who can comfortably fit and definitely wear a seatbelt, their load into the village could have caused a lot of angst.
Instead, Terry wasn’t surprised when some tribal friends arrived at the departure site for a ride in to the village, “They came with a great big load of stuff” to haul back.
After an 11-hour drive with their luggage, their friends and their friend’s belongings, and supplies, they arrived at their village home.
They were served a meal by their co-workers, after which Terry was thankful to hook up to an electrical source that will provide running water and power to that precious fan for Renee.
They are so thankful for prayer on their behalf as they have returned to their village home, reflecting that, “This morning as I sat visiting with Santos and Vicente in Guarijio, it struck me funny that God can take us far from all that we have ever known, place us in a culture and language that couldn’t be more different from our own, and make us feel more at home here, than any other place we have ever lived.”
Let’s pray for the work God will continue to do through His faithful ambassadors to the Guarijio people.
Is God taking you somewhere? Is He calling you to out more time and effort into prayer? To give more than you are comfortable with giving? To go to someplace else, as Terry and Renee have? He is able to make you at home whereever He leads.