Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
“God does not want His children to be naïve when faced with life’s harsh events. But he asks them never to be bitter or resentful. God wants us to see whatever is good in people and social events; He does not want us to spend the best years of our lives denouncing or complaining, but rather giving generously from the treasure of our faith. Thus we can help to transform people and society. Let us not forget, either, that good is attractive and that it always engenders much more happiness than lukewarmness does. A large family, for instance, with its many demands and sacrifices, always brings about more happiness than another family which – out of pure selfishness – sought its well-being in a little bit more of material comfort. This joy that other people sense is also a way of cooperating in the good: at times it is the most fruitful one.”
Francis Fernandez in In Conversation with God: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, volume 3 (London: Scepter, 1990) 367.
I am flying to India today to help cooperate with good happening there. I’d appreciate your prayers for safe travel from Denver to Frankfurt to Hyderabad.
It’s a long journey. I arrive at about 2:00am on Monday and do a governance seminar that day. I will then help facilitate meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The meetings will help activate a peer accountability group for India like ECFA in USA. But unexpected expenses have arisen onsite for this. Please make a gift here to “where needed most” to help.
In short, the meetings have grown larger than expected and engaging more key people than anticipated so GTP will help burden those expenses.
And we do this, as Fernandez would say, to help transform people and society. Imagine if churches and ministries reflected a consistent witness across India. That’s the long-term goal.
Think about how you might, in the words of Fernandez, give generously from the treasure of your faith to strengthen others where you are rather than focus on the material comfort of your own family.
Pray with me for my wife and family as I travel and serve in India and then South Korea. When we give generously, encourage each other, and pray for one another, we cooperate in the good.