This evening I picked the girls up in South Carolina and brought them home. I'm not sure who was more excited, the girls or Leslie. We are so thankful that they had a wonderful time in SC. Clay and Dana really ministered to them and loved on them, making their time away so enjoyable. Tonight they put a show on for Leslie and me, dancing and singing songs they learned at VBS in SC.
Leslie had a good day today, after a good night's rest. She tires easily though. Kristen came over and spent the day, caring for Leslie, our home, and running errands. God has used her tremendously to minister to us during this time.
I would ask that you remember my dad in your prayers. He has not been feeling well and has had trouble swallowing. He is set to see the doctor on Tuesday. Please pray that they will be able to quickly determine what is going on in his body and that he will be restored to full health soon. Pray too for peace for mom.
I encourage you to read a good article written by Steve Collins, the Spiritual Life Director at MTW. One line that particularly struck me is this:
The communion of the saints is strongly evangelistic. The gospel must be preached, but it must be preached by our lives as well as by our words—not just by our lives in their disconnected individuality, but by our communal lives. The world needs to hear truth, but it also needs to see beauty, the very beauty of God in the imperfect, but real exhibition of divine love and grace within the body of Christ. The quality of our community powerfully impacts the credibility of our gospel witness.
This has been so true in our lives recently as we have witnessed the power of "real exhibition of divine love and grace within the body of Christ." My prayer is that unbelievers around us will be drawn to the Gospel as they witness the love and unity of God's people caring for us.
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