had the pleasure today of worshipping with chippewa alliance church -- truth be told, i wasn't too excited this morning. i hate missing church at beaver, but i also know that visiting churches on behalf of the mission is part of my job. so, i got up -- got dressed up - more dressed up than i ever would for beaver - but i'm representing the Mission so i must look the part - and off i went to chippewa alliance.
i've wanted to worship there for a while -- one of my all time favoriate former students, my little jennifer love hewitt - jenn corry if you are wondering, called this church home for 4 years while at geneva. and for the 3 years jen was heavely invovled in crossseekers so was this church - esp. her adopted family - the hutinsons. this past year, i've dropped the ball in staying connected to mike and sherry - but no more.
a month or two back i recieved a phone call from sherry desiring to be part of our vbs to the rescue program here at the mission -- i gladly got them connected and this past tues. had the pleasure of sharing the story of the mission with so many eager kids - seriously -- i've shared my mission speach with many, many churches and ages - but never have i had such attentive kids as i did with this group -- i spoke during their snack time -- i was able to reach each class and share stories of God's amazing grace in the lives of those we serve at the mission. these kids ate it up - it was refreshing.
but back to my orginal point -- part of my agreement was i would attend their closing program set for today -- they would then present me with their offering check. despite missing my family at beaver - i had a great time meeting many new faces and just strengthening the bond with that church; not only for the mission but also for campus ministry -- several folks remembered me from being with jen - they asked how things were going on campus.
their theme was the first action heros -- the kids sang the songs they had learned, recited their memory verses and the teaches shared the stories -- the last hero was jesus! the song, even though it was upbeat - brought tears to my eyes -- cuz in the chorus it said something about looking up -- it's jesus our first action hero. i began to ponder what it will be like to see Jesus coming out of the clouds to reign and to take us to Himself -- how exciting!
i found myself humming the song i played before i left for church -- i'm here to meet with you, will you meet with me?!! -- may i always look in excitment as i stand and wait for my Savior - my Hero, my Lord, and my friend!
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