Above you see the banner for the training seminar that Crossings is helping to sponsor and that our team is helping to lead. Our first day with the pastors included some classroom training time with the training DVD supplied by the Water4 Foundation, some sharing from the pastors and ended with a brief time of worship with the men.
I am always impressed by the level of passion that is brought to worship around the world. It is very easy to understand. When you hear these men tell their stories - whether it is a pastor who survived the genocide in Rwanda as a child by hiding under the dead bodies of his family, a pastor who has overcome the destruction and devastation of his business by mobs and gangs, or traveling for two and a half days in order to attend - you soon realize how totally dependent they are on the Lord for everything. Such total dependence warrants total devotion, even in worship.
Being with these men challenges me spiritually. While I may be far more educated than many of them, I cannot say that I always share the same reckless faith in God. Phrases from the Bible such as: "Cast your cares on Jesus" and "Rejoice in the Lord always" or "My grace is sufficient to meet all your needs" take on an added dimension of depth.
Speaking of depth, we start our actual drilling on Tuesday. Pray that God will be honored and glorified by all that we say and do.
Soli Deo gloria,
Michael
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