Day 1
Greetings from Honduras. Marco came from Guatemala and met Pepper, Brad, Chris, and myself (Jeremy) here this afternoon.
We are all doing great, but are very tired. But I do want to tell a quick story. After Chris walked through security this morning, he shortly thereafter realized he did not have his wedding ring. I've been there. That quick look of distress when everything stops as your mind starts tracing every recent step. He went back to the security check point and thankfully a good samaritan turned it in.
God reminded me of something foundational with Chris' wedding ring. His wedding ring is symbolic of his marriage. It is symbolic that he is taken. He and his wife now submit to each other and serve one another. This reminded me of the mission we are on and what binds us together. The gospel has bound us together. I thought about what it would be like if we left out the gospel in our teaching. Without the gospel, there be no hope in this broken world. Without the gospel, we would try to find hope in ourselves or something else in this fallen world. Without the gospel, there would be a huge gaping hole remaining in our heart. The gospel is our only lasting hope. Hope brings new life, new purpose, new desires, etc. The old life, the old purposes, and the old desires die when we trust in Christ and receive new life. Thank you Lord for doing the work to rescue us.
View from the rooftop:
Greetings from Honduras. Marco came from Guatemala and met Pepper, Brad, Chris, and myself (Jeremy) here this afternoon.
We are all doing great, but are very tired. But I do want to tell a quick story. After Chris walked through security this morning, he shortly thereafter realized he did not have his wedding ring. I've been there. That quick look of distress when everything stops as your mind starts tracing every recent step. He went back to the security check point and thankfully a good samaritan turned it in.
God reminded me of something foundational with Chris' wedding ring. His wedding ring is symbolic of his marriage. It is symbolic that he is taken. He and his wife now submit to each other and serve one another. This reminded me of the mission we are on and what binds us together. The gospel has bound us together. I thought about what it would be like if we left out the gospel in our teaching. Without the gospel, there be no hope in this broken world. Without the gospel, we would try to find hope in ourselves or something else in this fallen world. Without the gospel, there would be a huge gaping hole remaining in our heart. The gospel is our only lasting hope. Hope brings new life, new purpose, new desires, etc. The old life, the old purposes, and the old desires die when we trust in Christ and receive new life. Thank you Lord for doing the work to rescue us.
View from the rooftop:
