...living water

Last night I attended Ecclesia with my wife, kids and some friends. Chris Seay was speaking about Living Water International last night. Of the handful of churches committed to donating to Living Water, over $250,000 was raised. In some places it only takes $6,000 to drill a well. As the year progresses there will be opportunities to partake in mission trips to these villages. I look forward to the chance of doing something like this real soon.

Chris asked us to imagine the child who walks miles and miles to get water for their families and then to imagine the wonder and awe that a child must feel as they see water come up from the ground in their village or town. What a miracle! $250,000 is a miracle! What a geat thing to sacrifice for!

I look forward to the new year and the many opportunities that are out there just awaiting for us to see them, to reach out to them, to uncover them, to speak for them, to care for them, to support them, to clothe them, to feed them, to invite them, and to love on them. At CrossCreek we are kicking off new home groups this Wednesday.

I hope and pray they become missional communities that are empowered and encouraged to be salt and light to the poor and marginalized of this southern part of Houston. They are in our own neighborhoods and communities. I pray we ask God to illuminate the needs we are to find and that we obey Him when we are told to act on it. As Leeland sings in his song Tears of the Saints, "children stretch out your hands and pick up your crippled man...May we see this generation and it's state of desperation for Your glory...this is an emergency. There are tears from the saints for the lost and unsaved."

This song gets me every time I listen to it. May it be a reminder of what our commandment (Matt 22:37-39) and commission (Matt 28:16) is from Jesus.

-JW