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| Image from http://www.yellowleaf.org/ My dad creating an earthen vessel :) |
It's about nine months from now to when I leave for Tanzania in mid July! Wow.
I got to share my Wycliffe status with the congregation in church today. It was fun. I was encouraged by speaking to people afterward who enjoyed learning about my work, had their own missions stories to share, and who want to support me.
I shared II Corinthians 4:6,7:
For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.The verse reminds me of the importance of scripture, which is the light of God to give us knowledge of Him. It also reminds me Christ's centrality to my faith; I fall on Him in complete need of His redemption and new life. Christianity is more than becoming a better person and helping others.
I want to keep Scripture and Christ central in my life and my work with Wycliffe. They are the reasons for Bible translation in Tanzania. Finally, I am heartened to remember that I am an earthen vessel, made of dust. I am incapable of the work set before me, and therefore I rely on God's excellent power!
