One by one we serve those whom God bring us. It’s not something you can plan really. It just happens. Out of the blue someone asks, “Can we share a cup of tea?” Translated, that means, “I would like to talk, can you spare a few minutes?” It doesn’t matter if we drink coffee or tea or something else. We simply boil some water, grab a couple of cups, and set the stage. The important thing is that we take time to sit down eye to eye. So we sit, sip our drink and listen. Silently we’re praying for wisdom and discernment so that we are not giving from our own thoughts, but biblical answers and encouragement that comes by His Spirit. Many times we’ve asked ourselves, “What would Jesus do? What would He say to this person?”
One is a Choose to Wait teacher who is overwhelmed with his stressful schedule, another a Country Director who is having personnel issues, and another - is a mother with three young children who is having difficulty putting food on the table.
Each day there’s someone else, and each time there is challenge and reward. Sharing scripture or a prayer with someone is never hard. It’s always an absolute pleasure. We see the burden lifted off of weary shoulders, and tear-stained faces light up with a smile of relief. That’s the reward. But, the more we have these precious moments, we realize how much we need to be in the Word every day and bathing ourselves in prayer so that we have something to give when we are asked, “Can we share a cup of tea, please?”
While the team from the Netherlands was here there were opportunities to talk to and encourage them also. Some were interested in fulltime missions and we were able to share with them and others were searching for where God was calling them. We we able to pray with them as a group and Tony even had times where he was able to pray with individual members of the team.
We thank God for the opportunities that he gives us and will continue to look for those times where God allows us to work along side Him.
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