Day 11

Day 11





This evening Bill and I got a text from Jonathan, who is Chandler's small group leader, from Wyoming. Now, this is not our first rodeo. I know that the main reason...the only reason usually... we hear from a youth leader while on a mission trip is to notify the parents that their child is hurt or injured. Last year, I got the call from Stuart Row that Chandler had sliced his leg open and they were taking him to the ER. Several years ago, I got the call saying "Chandler is ok physically. But his friend Zach has been critically injured in front of him. Pray." You parents out there know the sinking feeling I am talking about in that millisecond between "hey...this is ----. Just wanted to update you on your son.." and "he's fine. don't worry."
So I look at the text with one eye open to read that a boy at vbs on the reservation they are working this week had passed out. Chandler scooped him up and ran him to the ministry center. My baby carrying someone else's limp baby across a field is all I can see. They hydrated the little boy (gotta love nurses). The picture is of Chandler and his new best friend in Wyoming!

"let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:16 has been a verse I have prayed over Chandler since he was born. His name means "one who brings light".

Gift: God letting me see His faithfulness to Chandler. Giving me a verse to pray over him and then letting us watch Him work it out in Chandler's life... I feel like David. "Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And as if this were not enough in your sight, O Sovereign LORD, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant. Is this your usual way of dealing with man, O Sovereign LORD? 2 Samuel 7:18-19