| Receiving Award for Samaritan's Purse |
Dear Prayer Family,
If you are as old as I am, and I know some of you are so you will appreciate this illustration. In the early 1970s, the Boston Bruins dominated the NHL (you remember the NHL, don't you?). Phil Esposito set the NHL record for most goals in one season. But if you remember, it was Bobby Orr who was responsible for a lot of Phil's success. Many of Phil's goals were called 'garbage goals' because he scored many goals off rebounds or great end to end rushes by Orr.
I have felt like that this week in Venezuela as I am on my way home from a blessed ministry trip. We were celebrating 10 years of Operation Christmas Child here, I am travelling with plaques and recognitions given by the National Leadership Team to the Team at Samaritan's Purse who collect shoe boxes of gifts for children from Teams of parents and children across Canada who send them to SP who sends them to the National Leadership Team who sends them to the Regional Leadership Teams who distributes them to churches who share them with children! Now I would call that TEAMWORK, wouldn't you? This week I had the privilege of accepting an award that really goes to all the TEAMS that I just mentioned!
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| National Leadership Team Venezuela |
This week I met a TEAM of over 50 volunteers who work with local churches. Some of these dedicated soldiers for the cause of Christ live 10 hours or more away from the capital city of Caracas and came to receive training and instruction. These are the people who see the boxes distributed to churches and then to the children. What a wonderful group of servants! I will you could meet them.
The National Leadership Team won a special place in my heart this week. When I arrived in Valencia, Venezuela last week I did so without my suitcase arriving with me. If you have travelled at all you will know how frustrating that can be. For me, this is the second consecutive trip that this has happened. The last time was not so bad as the suitcase arrived the next day and was delivered to where I was staying. However, that was not the case this week. All of my clothes, both dress and casual were in it. Since we had a elegant celebration for the 10th anniversary, I also brought my new suit. But I could now wear it because I did not have it. The NLT were very kind supplying some of my basic clothing and toiletry needs! I did go a few days without my usual morning routine as you will note in one of the pictures below.
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| Nice hair and new shirt! |
For God's Glory,
Bill
