We are the Body – both Away and at Home by Molly
The St Peters/ St James team in New Orleans finished out the week both the same way they started it AND totally differently than the way they started it. What? The same and different? How can this be?
The team finished the same, because they finished strong. The final two days included visits to Fairhaven Ministries as well as the New Orleans Mission. Tasks from gardening to cleaning to bicycle repair were tackled with the same energy and enthusiasm as our first two days of work. Every organization with which we served this week has commended this group for the mammoth efforts and their pursuit of excellence in all things.
The team finished differently because they started as two very distinct groups, and yet by today we practically had to make sure the right kids were in the right vans before they left to go home. They didn’t just TALK about what it meant to be one body- they WERE one body: in work, in play, in laughter, in prayer, and in love. The Lord knit their hearts together as He inspired their labors. It was a beautiful sight to behold and an honor to be a part of.
Our prayer for these 2 ‘neighbor’ churches is that they will continue to avail themselves of the opportunities to serve, worship, play, and
pray together when they are back home in the Dallas. We hope this is just the beginning of a beautiful friendship.