Just two more days until we leave for Ethiopia! I'm reminded today that the Lord calls us all to action, not just the 12 of us going on this mission trip. Two thoughts come to mind this morning. One is the anonymous quote often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi: "Preach the gospel always; when necessary, use words." The other comes from James 1:22: "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." That's from the NIV. The verse I memorized as a child from the King James Version says "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
The first of our group, Tom Wade, leaves this morning for Ethiopia to take care of some business related to future employment there. I told him yesterday that he is our forerunner, paving the way for us, so he should now be known as Tom the Baptist.
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