Glocal Reach

Isaiah 60

1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 "Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the arm.

We have adopted this verse as the motto for our trip. Every team member would like to do more, have more time, make a bigger impact, change more hearts, etc.

As we were about to begin a medical clinic, one of the Egyptian doctors said that God had given these verses for the team. One of the people helping to sponsor the trip had given these verses to me prior to the trip.

In every event, one of the people receiving ministry or witnessing the ministry comments on how the love of God shines through the team and is apparent to all involved. This was particularly evident today. Today we had the privilege of having Christmas dinner with a ministry for those with special needs. We were able to share the Christmas story, and we were thanked numerous times for being examples of God’s Love. By the way, Christmas dinner was at McDonalds.

Joe