During this trying time - with people are isolated and nervous, perhaps even scared of what is to come - Marion Medical Mission (MMM) thought their supporters might enjoy remembering past miracles and connecting with others to pray for everyone affected by the virus, both here and around the world. They are sending a short devotion each Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning, continuing until quarantine restrictions are lifted. These devotions have been written by volunteers and staff members about their experiences with MMM; each is uplifting, positive and beautifuly written. We think these devotions are timeless and may provide comfort and connection for those who read them and pray with them. If you'd like to be on added to that list, email MMM HERE
Sharing the love of Jesus by providing safe, clean, sustainable sources of drinking water to the extreme poor in sub-Saharan Africa, Marion Medical Mission is one of our mission partners at Grace Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas, and we STRONGLY encourage you to read these devotions to learn more about - and pray for! - their mission.
Faith
Rev. Wade Halva
Volunteer, Illinois
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the convictionof things not seen." Hebrews 11: 1
What do you see that gives you hope? Who is your faith placed in - at home, at work, in your community, or at your church?
Faith is what motivates most of the volunteers to board a plane and travel halfway around the world to install wells with Marion Medical Mission. Somehow, somewhere, God has pinged us, grabbed us, and moved us from the place that we were to the place that we find ourselves now. Faith moves us, even as it moved mountains.
When arriving at a village, we find a village that has dug a well on faith. Faith that MMM will come and install and dedicate a well. Their faith has led them to believe, to dig holes, make bricks, break gravel, and to wait, to wait expectantly.
Faith is what sees us through our questions, our fears, and our wonder. Faith is incredibly tied to hope, as noted here. Faith gives us hope, through the stories of those who have gone before us, and through the stories we tell one another. It is faith that sees a well in one village and allows hope for a well in our own village. Faith guides us down the air bridge for a long flight. It is faith that leads us to hope towards the day when everyone has safe, clean, drinking water, enough to eat, and a world that more closely resembles the kingdom of God.
As well season progresses, what are your hopes for the season? For the volunteers? For the villages? For the field officers, installation supervisors, and builders? What signs of faith do you see? What signs of hope do you see that strengthen your faith?
For me, blue PVC gives me hope, and strengthens my faith. Messages from my friends half a world away remind me that God is mightily and greatly at work. Telling the stories of well season, the glorious and the embarrassing, with those who have driven and trod the same ground, restores my hope.
Focus: As the season of social distancing progresses, where do we find hope? How can we keep faith strong and minister to others who may need a reminder?
Prayer: Dear God, help me to keep the faith, with you and with my neighbor. Open my eyes to see you at work in the world and in my life. Let me be your faithful, hopeful child. Amen.
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