Ecuador Medical Mission 2012
April 17
Quito
Tonight Hutch, during our nightly devotions, gave a great reminder to the team about the power of leaving a legacy. We have all received a legacy from our parents, our grandparents, pastors, teachers, coaches, and other leaders. They make up so much of who we are, what we do, and the decisions we make.
Today, in the work of the clinic, the team saw the effects of legacies. Some of those legacies are healthy families. Some are much darker: babies having babies, difficulties in marriage, unhealthy parenting, and the exploitation of the youngest of God's children. The team was able to shine light in these darkest of places. The light of Christ shone upon these and others. This light came in the way of love and compassion. It came in the beginning of physical healing. It came in the way that the leaders of this church are now able to minister to these beautiful people. If we had not come, those lights may never have shone. Today we began BREAKING legacies. We began breaking destructive legacies and working to replace them with lasting, loving legacies.
It causes us to pause. What are the legacies we are leaving? Are we shining the light of God's love on those to whom we are passing our legacies? Are we willing to stand up to those who are passing on these destructive legacies? Are we willing to shine light in these dark areas? My prayer is that we all would so let the Love of God shine through us that we may an impact on this generation and those to come.
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