It's travel day, a day of packing and repacking to fit all the supplies in everyone's luggage. The exciting news...we were headed to Malaysia to join more of the team the Lord has brought together to serve Him this month. I enjoyed the fellowship on the bus ride, taking in God's beautiful creation as we drove across the landscape of Malaysia, a wonderful opportunity to memorize Ephesians 6:1-6, pray for the trip, and catch a nap... several other team mates enjoyed the nap idea too. As I was memorizing and meditating on the verses we will be teaching the kids here in KL, Malaysia in a few days, Ephesians 6:6 caused me to check my motives and reminded me of how I am to serve. Paul instructs the Ephesians, "...Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart..." This became my prayer, not just for me but for the team, that the Lord will cause us to not think more highly of ourselves than we ought but to be selfless servants of Christ serving only with God's glory in mind from our hearts.
Meal time is always an adventure, especially when food is not what you think it is... a team member getting ready to take a bite of what they thought were green beans, only to realize green beans don't have two eyes that look back at you! It's all the adventure of serving in a culture not your own and adapting to it so we can effectively serve the Lord.
Meal time is always an adventure, especially when food is not what you think it is... a team member getting ready to take a bite of what they thought were green beans, only to realize green beans don't have two eyes that look back at you! It's all the adventure of serving in a culture not your own and adapting to it so we can effectively serve the Lord.
So excited to be here in Malaysia serving with people who have blessed my life and encouraged me in my walk with Christ over the past four years, I eagerly anticipate all that the Lord has for us this trip as the team is comes together from the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. We enjoyed an evening of getting to know one another through a few group games and learning how to adapt to a new culture as well as the spiritual state of Malaysia. Please pray for us as we serve here, that God will cause us see the people of Malaysia as Jesus did in Matthew 9:36 "But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd."
Pray with us for Malaysia!
Elizabeth Shoemaker
Staff Member from USA
Elizabeth Shoemaker
Staff Member from USA
Thank you for the updates! (:
ReplyDeletePraying with and for you all! Can't wait to hear how God is using each of you to reach out to the lost souls of Malaysia this next week! Be blessed as you bless others Dear SEA CI TEAM 2013! And drink truckloads of water too!!!
Love,
Charissa