Letters to Madeline: How do you measure love? by Andrew
NOTE: Our blogs from New Orleans this week will be written in the form of letters to Madeline- a team member from St Lukes Dallas who was prohibited at the last minute by health issues from attending the trip.
Dear Madeline,
How do you measure love? Of course, you can’t just scoop it up and measure it in cups. Neither can you stretch it out and see how long it is in feet. So how do you go about showing how much love you have? “To Love is to Serve.”. That is our theme this week, and so far, we have shared our abundance of love with quite a few people. Today, our love was measured in the amount of nails removed from the remaining beams of a house. Today our love was measured in the amount of debris removed from the interior of a house. And today, our love was measured in the gallons of sweat dripped in the swealtering heat of a house. What we brought to this house was all of the love we could offer. But a “house” is only made of brick, lumber, and stone. When we were finished today we had transformed this “house” into a future “home”. The two buildings that the group worked on today were representative of New Orleans as a whole. Just like the city, they needed to be stripped down before he residents could truly appreciate having a place to call “home.” Sometimes we look down and we are afraid he might fall, but the Lord’s love for us enables the group to share our love with each other and the people of New Orleans; and it is this sharing of love that keeps us standing strong ready to prove our courage and conquer any obstacle we come across. Continue to keep us in your prayers and keep the love comin’! It is only through the support of others that we are able to fulfill our mission. With a big hug and a whole lotta love from Nawlins
Andrew