Church, Can I Have Some More?

For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name,

because you belong to Christ, assuredly,

I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.  Mark 9:41 (NKJ)

“The church people are here, the church people are here!” The children shout as they run following our van as we drive in to the Arena Inn and Suites in their own form of a welcoming parade: it’s Friday night. It has been one year since we have began ministering to the people at the Arena. They are excited and we are excited—to see what God will do.

There are times when it is just us two: my husband and I, and we wonder if we should continue to come. There are times when the transmission goes down, we have some other crisis, and we realize that we are being tested and tried to see if we can persevere. Most of the time, our team has about seven or more of us and we spend hours debriefing, sharing, laughing, and testifying of the great things God had orchestrated as we drink lattes and eat chow mien at a nearby food court.