He walks by my house every Saturday morning on his way to worship – black slacks, white shirt, black yamaka on his head, black walking cane. His faith prevents him from driving on the Sabbath, so he walks, with a slight limp, for 22 blocks (3 miles round trip). Rain or shine, hot or cold, he walks. Lately, I\u2019ve had bulging disks in my lower spine that create pain in the sciatic nerve of my right leg and I\u2019ve thought of scaling back my activities, especially those that require excessive walking. But then I see him walking by my house again. If he can walk to worship the God of the Old Testament, surely, I can walk to serve the God of the entire Bible. We used to sing a children\u2019s song, \u201cWalking in the sunlight, walking in the shadow, walking everyday walking all the way, walking with Jesus alone.\u201d Even while praying that the doctors can find something to ease my pain, I will continue to \u201cwalk by faith\u201d (2 Corinthians 5:7). How about you?<\/p>\n
Join me this week in praying for the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Pray for the Portuguese of Venezuela. With a population of 277,000 they are less than 2% evangelical. There has been no active church planting among them recently.
\n\u2022 Pray for the English Corner ministry at the University of British Columbia and for Suzanne, as she leads while recovering from a concussion.
\n\u2022 Pray for Trey and Elise as they lead personnel in Central Europe to fulfill the great commandment (Luke 10:27) and the great commission (Matthew 28:18-20).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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