while i was in lesotho a couple months ago (difficult to believe it was a that long ago), we met three men serving as "winter missionaries" serving in a remote area of the kingdom.
john, drew and therron spent their summer living in a village in the mountains. they went with a commission: "be jesus in that place."
no electricity, no running water and very cold nights. they spent their days working in the fields with the men, playing with children from the village, helping build gardens. at night drank tea and hot chocolate, reading the saints by candlelight: merton and tozer and lewis and all of the rest.
the guys lived in the small house next to the local baptist church.
drew, wrapped in a sleeping bag and several blankets, sleeps on the floor of the small shack. on sunday mornings, the guys sleep in, reading and enjoying some down time before church.
the guys share morning coffee and reading on a very cold sunday morning.
the guys hike up a mountain early one morning to spend time with the shepherds who stay there.
drew and john make their way back down the mountainmore tomorrow. (maybe.)
this is awesome.
ReplyDeleteTheirs is the example of christ. What a contentment these people have.
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