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It was one of those moments when we ask ourselves "What am I doing here?" Pam was clearly out of her comfort zone, helping to repair a home in rural Virginia. What stressed her out the most that first day was that she had no reception for her cell phone. She felt cut off from the rest of the world, or at least her family and friends. She did not have experience cutting 2x4s or nailing them in place. She did her best to help.
Pam and her group worked all week on two homes. From time to time residents would watch them work, which made Pam all the more self-conscience. They would smile at Pam and the others. Pam thought they could tell that she was out of her element. She learned many new skills that week in home repair, caulking windows and cutting wood straight with a power saw.
Near the end of her week she reflected on what had brought her to this place. She remembered praying that God would be able to use her along with her desire to try something new. When a friend from church invited her to help with this weeklong mission trip Pam felt that it was an answer to prayer. The aches and pains she felt that week were an answer to her prayer. This was one of the most rewarding weeks of her life -- as she helped others.
The apostle Paul writing to believers in Thessalonica gave thanks to God for their faithfulness. Paul knew first hand the power of prayer and God's amazing grace in his life. His prayer for the believers, "asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith."
Tim S.
Pam and her group worked all week on two homes. From time to time residents would watch them work, which made Pam all the more self-conscience. They would smile at Pam and the others. Pam thought they could tell that she was out of her element. She learned many new skills that week in home repair, caulking windows and cutting wood straight with a power saw.
Near the end of her week she reflected on what had brought her to this place. She remembered praying that God would be able to use her along with her desire to try something new. When a friend from church invited her to help with this weeklong mission trip Pam felt that it was an answer to prayer. The aches and pains she felt that week were an answer to her prayer. This was one of the most rewarding weeks of her life -- as she helped others.
The apostle Paul writing to believers in Thessalonica gave thanks to God for their faithfulness. Paul knew first hand the power of prayer and God's amazing grace in his life. His prayer for the believers, "asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith."
Tim S.
