We are in Amish country here – the amazing view from the camp, even if it was raining
Teaching the retreat for Church of the Open Door
I just got back from such an amazing weekend. There are times that I’m with people, and I think “won’t it be fun when we have all the time there is in eternity to get to know all these wonderful people of God?” I was doing a women’s retreat in Carlisle, PA, for The Church of the Open Door in York, PA, and I knew it would be fun because they were so great on the phone while we were planning, but it was so good to get to know them in person. They are a special group! We talked about being transformed to be usable by God and how He wants to use us to change the world around us.
The other reason I know they are special is because of their amazing response to the Compassion kids we brought for sponsoring. They were not a large group – probably 90-100 women – but they sponsored 18 kids! That is pretty much unheard of, because sponsorship is a big deal. I was so touched by their hearts for the kids! It really is one of my favorite parts of what I do that I get to help kids around the world, and I think it says so much for their church that they stepped out like that.
Hoping to get to do something with their church again! They were precious, and it was a great weekend with them.