July 30th through August 3rd,
2014 was an interesting time for me…the “His Hands, His Feet” local mission
event. First, let me thank everyone who
participated in this event, especially the “His Hands, His Feet” leadership
team. There are a handful of people who
put in a lot of time towards making this event happen, and I thank each of
you.
God provided in so many ways
during those 5 days. First, He provided
people, His people, with willing hearts.
There were 91 persons from Orange Friends Church (OFC) who participated
either by showing up and working at or praying at a job site or praying from
home or their vacation spot. There were
75 people throughout the week who were able, at one time or another, to
participate physically at a specific job site.
And again, I thank every one of you!
And thank you to all who were
able to provide towards this event, financially. Again, God provided above and beyond
financially, not only through your giving, but the many businesses that gave us
discounts once they heard what “His Hands, His Feet” was about. God is so good!
For those who were able to
participate, I think that all would agree that our cups were overflowing.
Many lives and organizations have
been blessed through your willing hearts, and the sacrifices many made for this
event, which we can pray will bring people closer to God and build His kingdom.
For me, I especially enjoyed the
end of the day. (Ok, I know some of you are thinking, yeah he was tired and
ready to go home). I enjoyed the end of
the day because of the testimony time.
We all have a testimony. We all
have a story. A story of how God has
worked in our lives. A story of how God
has brought us through some difficult time or circumstance.
Many testimonies were shared this
week. When we share our testimony with
others, I believe God is pleased. Our
testimony can help others. God will make
sure our testimony will help others.
When we share our testimony, I believe we are blessed also.
All of our testimonies are
important. Often we feel that our
testimony is not strong enough, or
that it is boring. I remember being at
the C.R.A.C.K. House Ministry about 4 to 5 years ago. We have a time of testimony there every
week. A lady got up to give her
testimony. It was the most powerful
testimony I have ever recalled, and not a word was spoken. She got up, went to the microphone, and
started crying. She cried for about 2 to
3 minutes and just could never get the words out, and then she proceeded to sit
down.
This was a women who I had never
seen before and do not believe I have seen since. But her testimony was powerful to me. I think of her on occasion and pray for
her. Her willingness to get up, although
she was unable to get the words out, impacted me. And I am sure others were praying for her
also.
I say that only to say we never
know how our testimony will impact others.
It does not take a special speech, dramatic words, it does not even need
to make complete sense, and as mentioned above, it may not even require
words.
If we are willing to show or tell
others of our need for God in our lives, of how God works in our lives, of God’s
amazing love…..then God is pleased.
I thank everyone for their work
and dedication last week, but I also thank you for your testimonies. Share how God worked in your life, how God
was working while you were digging holes, cooking and serving meals, visiting
strangers, packing boxes, praying…..during the “His Hands, His Feet” event.
On Sunday August 3rd, the church
left the building, to serve and love others.
After that final time together on Sunday, after lunch, we all left the
building with a testimony…a testimony to share with others, not to keep to
ourselves.
Ron Clark
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