Sunday Reflections
I’m sitting in a small airport in Central Louisiana. For some reason my Delta flight had mechanical difficulties and I’m five hours late and totally missed my speaking engagement. The bad thing is that I have to wait another two hours on my ride. The good thing is that it has given me plenty of time to reflect on the last week (especially yesterday) and look forward to the next few weeks.
This week is a milestone for our church: We’re commissioning our first ever international mission team. Fourteen River Hills folks will be heading to Arequipa, Peru this Friday. As most of you know, we will be serving an orphanage in the area. On Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the YMCA – several of our team members will be collecting kids supplies for the trip. Things like sidewalk chalk, Spanish Christian literature and everyday supplies that a child at an orphanage may need are needed. Please come by and drop off some crayons or coloring books. There is also a need for used lap top computers – so if you have one sitting around (broken or usable) please send them along.
I love missions – in fact as I think about why we started River Hills Church almost three years ago – I’m reminded that we are a mission. We (our church) are a mission to our families, communities, culture and world. We’ve been doing missions for three years – and now we get to take it to another continent. Please pray for our team – that God would give us traveling mercies and an opportunity to bring truth and people together.
Yesterday we finished up “Redeeming Love: A Study On The Book Of Ruth.” I have personally grown through this study and I”m looking forward to our “Q and A” series starting on July 11. Don’t forget: if you have a tough question about the Bible, spirituality, or God – send it to us at questions@churchatriverhills.com. We’re going to attempt to answer as many questions as possible on July 25 – it is also a great opportunity to bring your more skeptical friends to church. I’m also excited to hear our Executive Pastor, Spencer Breedlove, and student minister, Will Clark, preach the next two weeks.
It is currently 98 degrees in central Louisiana with 100% humidity, but I’m encouraged and excited about speaking to 500 mission-minded teenagers over the next few days. Pray that God would speak and do big things. Pray that God would bless our mission team. Pray that God would use our church in big ways.