Today is the day when Christ Central Church from Rainbow City Alabama dedicates the beautiful house they "spent" themselves building the last few days. They "spent" themselves on behalf of those in need. In need of a house, in need of some hope, in need of a hug, in need of salvation, in need of encouragement, in need of the fellowship that comes along with a missions trip, in need of a family down the street that needed a visit. Meeting needs is what it's all about for me. I know some will say it's all about Jesus, and it is! But meeting needs opens the door for Jesus to come in and invade their lives. So a huge Thank You to Christ Centrals leaders for trusting Paula and I to meet their need of organizing part of their missions experience.
The building is only a small part of what God does when you decide to "spend" a week on a missions trip. The team reached out to the families they have built for in the past, played soccer in the street with a ball with little or no air, they handed out hundreds of pairs of shoes to kids and adults, they brought cookies to the kids in school, they provided lunch for anyone around at lunch time, they prayed for the sick, they led a few people into a relationship with Christ Jesus, they attended a Mexican Church service the first day, they visited an Orphanage for the first time, they overcame the obstacles that satan would place in their paths to discourage them.They all laid down their lives for the sake of the Gospel, and lived it out!
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