It's been raining all day. The sky is a gloomy grey, overcast with scuttling clouds. It's the perfect sort of day to stay in your pajamas a bit longer, enjoy a cup of coffee, and lose yourself in the adventure of a great book. It feels quiet and still today, almost like the world around me is waiting expectantly for something wonderful to happen. Everything is brilliant and green and the air smells of rain and wet earth. It's the kind of day you might expect the unexpected.
I love the way God surprises us with things we never expected. He's done that for Heather and I. We've been given a spur-of-the-moment opportunity to travel to a tiny corner of the Georgia woods, visit with some dear friends, and serve a team of twelve people who'll be jetting to Kenya on a ten day mission trip.
Though we don't have all the details we do know the team will serve at an orphanage that houses children who've lost their parents to the aids epidemic. The founder's goal of King's Kids Village is to raise these forgotten children as if they were their very own. In their mid 70s, Paul and Eleanor Stern, long time missionaries to Africa, built the village that now houses forty children and twenty-five staff members. Their life is proof that it's never too late for God to bring unexpected opportunities our way. We'll never be too old to hear the voice of God.
What unexpected opportunity is God placing in your path today? The next time the clouds burst open and rain pours from the sky and the day feels quiet and still, expectant, and wonderful, don't be surprised if the Savior gives you a vision or an opportunity for something new, something unexpected.
If you'd like to visit the Stern's website, please enjoy their inspiring story and mission by clicking on the link.
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| I LOVE RAINY DAYS |
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