Ministry of Mercy

David was published a couple weeks ago. Here's the link if you want to read his article in the Regent newsletter: http://www2.regent-college.edu/etcetera/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/Winter10.pdf, page 5 of 6.

In it, he mentions his recent prayers for God to reveal opportunities for ministry. We've both been praying for God's guidance in finding both a church home and an outside ministry where we might serve. Yesterday, through a series of unfortunate events--a true fiasco in which we ran in late to a new church (after leaving home in ample time) only to find we were actually an hour early (a Palm Sunday/Easter change in times)--we befriended a couple who it seems was in God's providence for us to meet. In sum, rather than attending an early service and having the rest of the day to relax as planned, David ended up going almost all day with the couple to help out at a service and lunch for the homeless (of which Vancouver has a large population). Cora and I remained at home to have our very important scheduled naps. He spent the day ministering to drug addicts, alcoholics, homeless.

Too much to tell in a short blog post, but just wanted to relate how faithful our God is in the details: it's amazing to look back and see how if one thing had gone differently yesterday...things that at the time merely frustrated us. Further, since we came here, He has been continually expanding our world and exploding our preconceived ideas about ministry and life. We are learning what it really means to follow Jesus, and finding our hearts transformed by the Spirit as He awakens new passions for urban missions, ministries of mercy, and social justice issues. It's only been 3 months now, but 3 months can cause some huge changes.