In a previous article I talked about some lessons I’ve learned during my short tenure of being a white church planter in an all black ‘hood. My wife and I are taking this thing one day at a time, taking each learning experience as it comes.
There have been many glorious days, like when a good friend comes to the Lord. There have also been many trying and difficult days, like when a person you love gets locked up; or when chaotic stresses press in, and when the unhealthy obsession with ministry pounds, like an angry mistress on your marriage’s door.
Through the ups and downs, however, it is not the lessons we learn that help us stay the course. Rather, we have strong reasons for being there. One reason is more obvious. We want to help. We want to bring the light of the gospel to a dark and broken place. This answer doesn’t really shock anyone.
But the other reason we don’t often realize or understand. We are also there because we need what the ‘hood has to offer. There are jewels...
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