manuel (church just outside the hospital) this am. Harmon, like other members of his family, has been blessed with the gift of preaching. He shared a story about his family and how God won the battle, and then talked about David and Goliath. It was a great reminder that in life we all will face battles, mountains, or burdens that are huge and seemingly impossible to overcome. We must know that the battle is the Lord's (1 Sam 17:47), and we can overcome it with His help. He reminded us that often the burdens we carry, are ones we have to carry alone with His help, and we can't rely on others to do it for us. Matt 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." God will do the work and use us in it, just like God won the battle against Goliath, but used David and his slingshot to do it. 2 Cor 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." It is good to know that God's grace is sufficient no matter what mountain we are climbing. In the light of the recent hospital situation, this was a good reminder that the battles we face here are not ours, but the Lord's and we need to continue to pray and trust Him, and be prepared to fight as He directs us.Pidgin is a very word poor language, and today was one of the first times where this became very apparent
t. Pastor Robert translated the message into Pidgin for the PNG folks. The main message definitely got across, but so many little words, or descriptive terms that really helped to make points, were lost. As Marsha and I talked after church, we wonder how much of what they tell us everyday we don't really understand exactly what they are saying. I know in the daily interactions in medicine I am missing a lot of what they are trying to say. Keep praying that I would keep learning Pidgin, to effectively communicate truths both in medicine and about the Lord.
t. Pastor Robert translated the message into Pidgin for the PNG folks. The main message definitely got across, but so many little words, or descriptive terms that really helped to make points, were lost. As Marsha and I talked after church, we wonder how much of what they tell us everyday we don't really understand exactly what they are saying. I know in the daily interactions in medicine I am missing a lot of what they are trying to say. Keep praying that I would keep learning Pidgin, to effectively communicate truths both in medicine and about the Lord.
