Kicking it off...

They say you live in hospitals and trenches
And towers in the sky
But I'm not dying or fighting any wars
Except on the inside
"The Emptiest Day", Caedmon's Call

We know that Christ came not for the healthy (or for those who presumed they were) but for the sick, for those who were dying and knew it (Mt 9:12-13). We feel the sickness ourselves, even as, in Christ, our recovery is certain. And just the same, we feel the fatigue of fighting over and over the same battle of spirit against self even as we know that victory is certain. We know that when our spirits are shedding the sickness of sin and making advances against it, it is because of the work that Christ finished on the cross and that his Spirit continues in us. Inwardly, God is there both in the 'hospital' with us and in 'the trenches' with us. And it's much the same on the outside. He is always found where people are hurting and in need (Ps 9:18, 69:33). As his people, that's where we should be found as well. That's where we are ministered to inwardly and it is where we serve outwardly- in hospitals and trenches.

So, kicking off this blog, we are praying that the Lord will use us to minister wherever we are, even as He never stops working in us and for our good. In just two and a half weeks we will be on our way to central Africa to begin our work with the Elikya Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We are hoping to use this blog to keep anyone who is interested up to date on what God is doing there and to keep you updated on our prayer requests and financial needs.

May God bless you as you live and work in your own hospitals and trenches.