How will they know? — Brave Everywhere

Have you ever found yourself weeping uncontrollably for the salvation of a soul that you barely know or found yourself undeniably moved to hug the one in front of you? Recently, I found myself in a puddle of tears, crying out for the salvation of someone I met who was in a real struggle but did not know the love of our Father. I wanted him to know this more than I wanted his life to improve, because ultimately, the "greatest of these" really is love.

Sing with me now..."Love, love, love, love, the gospel in one word is LOVE." :-)

The world needs to know the goodness and kindness of a loving father, one who knows them more than they know themselves. Our globe is filled with humans occupying various land masses situated on the head of a pin in the mighty universe He has breathed into existence. No matter where we are on the head of that pin, we are invited to love people to life.

One morning recently, as I was seeking His counsel I was led to Romans 10:14-18. Israel needed the gospel. "How can they call on whom they didn't believe in, or know about someone and something they hadn't even heard, or hear without a preacher..... and who could preach anyway if they had not been sent?" In His grace, a friend sent the same scripture to me later that week. I believe God is saying to all of us, "How will they know?". He has sent all of us into this world... and every land is filled with those who don't know the one who knit them together.

Africa is a fantastic yet needy place. Both help and harm have come through people just like me and I don't pretend for one second that I will be immune to failings toward a people I don't know. No matter where we are, when we attempt to be His hands and feet and heart, at the end of the day, we are still just clumsy kids trying to make something beautiful to give to our Abba Father. So, I will head to Uganda and serve my heart out with Show Mercy to share what I can, to dig into the reality of "How will they know?" and what this means there, learn more than I ever dreamed of, and see where He positions me at the end of it all.

For sure, there are "How will they know?" questions in my heart for the people He is sending me to. How will they know one to whom they may have never been properly introduced? How will they know they matter and that they are loved? How will they know they are not alone? How will they know that they are a one of a kind, unique expression of the creator of the world? How will they know that they are brimming over with possibilities? There are so many of these questions running around my heart like little kids looking for someone to play with. I know He is the answer and so I offer Him literally all that I have, a willing heart.

In the end, finding ourselves crying uncontrollably for the lost one, offering hugs to strangers and allowing ourselves to see the one in front of us with a heart filled with the love that we ourselves have been loved with, are moments we cannot create or attain through our own efforts. We need only to cry out for a surrendered heart and a willingness to answer the question "How will they know...?"

Thank you for joining me on the mission NOT impossible. :-) We are Brave! June 4, here I come, and I will see you all in September!

Loving you ALL,

Haley