Huge reality check today that challenged my understanding of what it means to give sacrificially.
I'm sitting here staring at an envelop from a dear friend of mine who has sold all her her possessions and left her life behind to spend 11 months as a missionary, ministering in 11 different countries. In the envelop... a check for $160.00.
The remainder of what I need to cover my expenses to return to Haiti. From a missionary.
Apart from the woman who runs RENMEN, I can't think of another woman I've been blessed to have personally met who inspires or encourages me more by their acts of selflessness.
Francis Chan writes in Crazy Love that "God's definition of what matters is pretty straight forward. He measures our lives by how we love". Michelle Smith, you love with a force that can only be explained by Christ working in and through you.
I am blessed beyond words to be the receiver tonight of just one aspect of how He is working in you. When I set foot in RENMEN and get to wrap my arms around those children again please know you are right there with me wrapping your arms around them too. I'm humbled to know you and to be able to call you a friend and sister. Thank you for continually showing me what it looks like to walk by faith, not by sight!
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