Okay, I'm on a roll and since I have time here goes another one.
A few years ago when the SARS epidemic was going on in China there was a trip planned by a group to go there. One of the guys going was a friend of our son, Nick Neely. Nick had been before to China and was ready to go back for another dose. Well, because of the SARS deal the group decided to cancel the trip for safety's sake. You can't blame them for that because most likely several parents were worried and concerned. Maybe some of the college kids had already dropped out before the final decision. I´m not sure. Those in charge have to make decisions sometimes that are tough calls for the good of the group.
Well, Nick decided he was going to go anyway. He had a heart for the people there and felt this was something he must do. Even amidst the SARS deal and his whole group backing out, Nick made up his mind to go to China and serve there for several weeks.
What do you call that? Stupidity, loco, insanity, foolishness, careless, faith, stubborn, bull headed.....? Or what?
Call it what you want but it takes faith to do something you feel led, maybe called to do, when everyone else around you says 'no' or 'don't go'. It takes a bit of intestinal fortitude that is uncommon in the realm of Christianity today. It requires grit.
I think Nick may be going to Uguanda this summer. He's been there once for a term of 3 months or so, and now he says it´s time to go back. I wonder how life is in Uguanda these days?
Say a prayer for Nick and his adventure to Uguanda. While you're there see if God can send us a few more like him, we could use them.
Oh yeah, Nick said it was not nearly as bad in China as the media said it was. Overkill, is that the right word?
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