Those minor disasters

When I stood up in our home church this past Sunday to share, I felt a little – out of breath.  I felt a little odd saying what I did to start – it sounded maybe a little immature, or like a bad cliché.

I was talking about the series of “minor disasters” that we’ve been dealing with as a family, and how it almost seemed like they were all designed to keep me from sharing that morning.  You see?  It sounds a little – arrogant, maybe, to think that I would be so much more special than any other speaker.

Of course, I’m not more special.  Still, surely sharing about God’s work in Mexico is important.  What we’re trying to do – build a team that can be a part of our ministry – is a powerful and important goal.  But that’s not the reason I said what I did.

Let’s face it, sometimes you just need to tell someone about what’s been going on behind closed doors.  Nathanael had been sick, I had been sick.  Just before the service, the laptop wouldn’t work, and in the end I had no photo presentation (which was fine – but just another minor problem).  I was tired, and every time I tried to prepare something happened.  On the way to church, we had to avoid a slow moving train.  Ok, I won’t bore you with the whole list!

As you can see, if you read my last post – the minor disasters seem to continue.  A problem with the website.  A problem with my back.  Minor compared to the problems of many people, but minor problems in a stack can keep you from major appointments.  Tomorrow we leave for another weekend of ministry.  We’re looking forward to it, but once again I feel – out of breath!

In the end, I told our friends at our church that this is just a reminder of how important your prayers are.  We need them when we feel trampled on, as we have been feeling.  God hears your prayers and does His work – what an honour to be a part of it!

I haven’t sent out an email update for quite a while.  The reason?  We only send it when we update our site, and I haven’t had time to do so!  But these things are a reminder for me to pray – and to invite others to pray.  So, it’s time to send an update.  If you don’t get it, and you’d like to, visit this page.  Thanks for your prayers!  No, really – thanks!