For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. Romans 14:7
“The word community has many connotations, some positive, some negative. Community can make us think of a safe togetherness, shared meals, common goals, and joyful celebrations. It also can call forth images of sectarian exclusivity, in-group language, self-satisfied isolation, and romantic naiveté. However, community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another.”
Henri Nouwen in Bread for the Journey (New York: HarperCollins eBook) reading for 23 January.
Over the past month it’s been awesome to watch people from the global community step up and share gifts large and small with GTP to help empower national workers in challenging places to build trust and grow local giving.
Most givers will never meet the people that the giving will touch. They will never meet the pastor in Belize, the Sunday School teacher in Malawi, or the ministry administrator in Indonesia. But God sees it all.
And He sees the hearts of these givers who realize that they are alive not for themselves but for others in the community of faith. I am so thankful to watch this community in action.
That said, I am still praying for 4 more givers today. Could you share $5 or $10 with GTP today to help people in poor places. Click here to give. I’m unashamedly asking because if we hit the mark it will help us secure a major grant.