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Well, that's pretty much what we still do every day, but some days we wake up wanting to call in sick or just getting through the day and waiting for the weekend to start. Even thought we have some great days and even recently many new people coming to Christ, we get weary in the drudgery of day to day life. So in essence our work is work like any other job. It reminds me of that old Dunkin Donuts commercial about the guy who gets up early every day--"time to make the donuts!"
This even happens to our church partners, lamenting that people just don't want hear about the Word of God. One of our volunteer promoters was pretty grumpy at the end of clinic a couple of weeks ago because very few of the patients asked for prayer after the consult. He was wondering why he even wasted his day to be there. Well, yesterday, I tried to make a point of taking patients over to him, especially ones that seemed to be struggling emotionally or spiritually. I asked him how it went, and he beamed that he spent a good long visit with one couple talking about God's love and the church. He had invited them to services and they seemed eager to visit. I was so glad to see the renewed enthusiasm in this brother and thanked God for the lift of spirits.
This week we have our friends from our home congregation of Eastside Church of Christ with us. They are all excited to be here and their enthusiasm rubs off on us, so that we remember what a blessing it is to be living this adventure full time!
2 comments:
What a great reminder that we all experience the same "blahs" of life, regardless of what we do and where we do it. Thanks for the glimpse into the ordinary (as well as the extraordinary!). I am praying that our people there will be able to provide needed encouragement.
Thanks, Ginger. We were definitely uplifted by the visit with our sweet friends!
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