Tuscany Girls Bible Study (Kelly, Cookie, Marguerite, Sharon, Margaret, Gaye and Patti)
Acts 13:47 & Ephesians 2:8
Beauty Shop
When we stop and consider the verse from Acts, we realize that Christianity at that time in the world was at its mustard seed beginnings, confined to a very minuscule area of the globe when contrasted to present times. Today it is the faith that keeps the world on its axis. Certainly, Christianity’s influence played a critical role in the founding of our nation we call America. Yet today Christianity here and around the world is hanging by threads. For today’s disciples it is not really any different than the original 12 were experiencing during the time of Acts. I believe the Gentiles in today’s context is- the world- of course, the light is Jesus and our salvation is He who is Love. Haiti is only a three-hour flight from Atlanta and we did not even change time zones. There are times on the ground here however, when one feels as if he is at the end of the earth.
Haiti Deaf Academy
If you were to revisit 1 Corinthians 13 in the King James Version, you would see the word charity used multiple times in the context of love. If one was to explore the roots of that word they would find a connection to gratitude or gratefulness. Today we visited Haiti Deaf Academy and we heard few spoken words but there was much conversation going on with these children. The sign we saw most often today was two fingers touching the chin and the hand then extending toward us. The were saying thank you! They did not even have to make this gesture for the entire team was already being washed in His Grace. As has been the case the past five days the mission team was being saved over and over by His Grace!
Let the little children
My contribution to the team this week has been preparing eyeglasses in our optical clinic. I have had dozens of occasions to hand a finished packaged pair of glasses to the patient. It would always, 100%, every time, be immediately followed with a humble twinkle in the eye soft-spoken, “Merci.” Merci is the French word for thank you. The is no doubt in my mind God showers Grace upon us, His mercy, a gift that says, “Thankyou good and faithful servant.”
Bradford Bosworth
Father, may we always be of a disciple mindset contributing to the expansion of your Kingdom to the ends of the Earth. Amen
Bradford Bosworth
September, 2018
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