Just got back last week from a trip to Peru with Compassion International. This was my 11th short-term trip and a great highlight was getting to meet the Compassion child we’ve sponsored for over 7 years. She’s 16 now, about to graduate high school soon, and feels like she can pursue her dreams, which is so amazingly uplifting to hear.
My purpose in this post though is to encourage any of you who read it to say “yes” to an opportunity to go see God at work anywhere outside of your church, community, and, hopefully even, your country. It is one of the healthiest things you can do for your soul. There’s just something so clarifying about the love and power of our great God that you just can’t see until you get out of your own context.
I know a long list of hesitations, objections and what-if’s may emerge as you consider anything like this. I say you should only be encouraged that you must be on the cusp of one amazing experience and to push through it. Think of how threatening what you’re pondering must be to a certain someone who really wants you to keep God in a little box! To borrow Nike’s tagline: Just do it! You will only be grateful for the experience.