Missions is Giving

It hit me with fresh force during our recent up country “road trip” that missions is all about giving, patterned after God who “so loved the world that He GAVE…” We so appreciated those who gave of themselves to serve us and the ministry God has given to us. To start with, four different homes provided overnight accommodation, including one widow, plus we ate royally around the table of a number of others. One particular table belonged to a dear missions champion couple who gathered others into their Victoria County home to hear an update of what God was doing in Uganda. They had every reason to cancel our visit as both husband and wife have serious health issues; the husband learned that his cancer has returned and they are waiting a call for more appointments.

Other special displays of giving included a 3^rd grader who carefully played “Amazing Grace” on his fiddle as part of the Sunday morning worship, plus four boys and their father who played the African drums for our Tuesday evening meeting. At this same meeting, we smiled as a young woman strummed her guitar…remembering her gift of her guitar and case which she left to Scripture Union Uganda at the end of her short term missions trip a couple of years ago—a gift that has been taken to multiple schools and other ministries. And then, as we were finishing that children’s program, two envelopes were handed to me, both for more than $100 which the children/teens had given. And my heart was also touched when a small girl handed me a “loonie” as her offering for missions; she had arrived after the offering was taken. These offerings to the Savior are all reflections of the unspeakable gift God has granted us in His Son. May we be also be generous so that others can learn of that eternal gift.