The Discovery

This morning started with worship and then a prayer walk with Deb Dunlevy.  She walked with us through her neighborhood stopping along the way to share specific prayer requests. After we prayed she explained how she and Nate consciously put themselves in positions to make contact with people in the community. Once contact is made they look for ways to continue to meet and build relationships with these same people. For example they go out of their way to shop at stores owned by their contacts.  They make a list of items they need at the grocery store and then another list of things they can buy at the stores owned by their contacts.   It was obvious that on many occasions they make sacrifices of their time and resources to continue building relationships.

Listening to Deb made me realize how busy and secluded we can allow our lives to become leaving no time for the people in the world that don’t know Christ. We fall into the trap of living in our own little circle of Christian friends and family.  We keep to ourselves hiding the light of Christ from the lost.  On the other hand Deb and Nate engage the lost they look for opportunities to make friends with them and build relationships.

I came to Argentina hoping to give a part of myself to help the lost find Christ but have discovered that I have been hiding the hope of Christ in my own world.