Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hot Enough For Ya?

I've got to give a hand to my volunteer teams for the past three weeks. The temperature in New Orleans has been brutal with the heat index over 100 degrees nearly every day and still they have served and are serving strong. The heat has caused us to cut short some of our afternoon outreach in an effort to keep these kids hydrated and healthy. However, they are making the most of the time they spend in the field. Our near drought conditions have made some things difficult but we work on in spite of the sweltering heat and humidity.

These kids are learning that serving Christ is not always comfortable or easy. Not only have they endured the heat but they have also come face to face with crack addicts, abused children, con artists, thugs, atheists, health & wealth junkies, non-religious, angry-religious and more. They've seen difficult situations and been asked tough questions, all because they chose to invest themselves in people's lives instead of serving from arm's length and hoping morality will rub off in Jesus name. These kids will go home changed for the better because they are learning what it means to be a missionary in New Orleans as well as understanding how God works in our culture. I'm proud to serve along side them.

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