by Long Dinh, Freedom in Christ Church
Mark 10:31
One of my favorite verses reads, “But many who are first will be last and the last first”, from the passage of the rich young man. This verse stuck with me for years; through both major and minor struggles Mark 10:31 is what I would look back upon. It’s the verse that lead me here to Mission Peru and to who I am today. I came to Peru with many distractions, like a jigsaw puzzle unscrambled, all throughout my mind. It was too overwhelming, so I decided to come with a purpose. My purpose was to see the other problems people overseas face; the real problems that make mine seem so childish, problems that just minimize mine. My blog should’ve been done a few days ago but I am glad I didn’t complete it then but rather now, due to what I saw at the garbage dump. It was a tragic but warm feeling at the same time; never could I imagine working there. My goodness, homeless people desperately searching for food, hours a day. Only question that pops through my mind is “are they happy?” A couple of days before we went to a daycare, these poor kids as well. All I could ask myself is “are they happy?” They have nothing but really their smiles, their joy is huge and it shows that they are happy. Much happier than we would be. I picked this verse because it shows that even though they may be thought of last here, in the Kingdom Heaven, in God’s eyes they are first. For God is fair and he is a God of justice as our Lord has his plans in store for us.
Amen
Long, how beautiful ... these people having nothing at all, but the joy on their faces does say it all. May the Lord bless them abundantly and bless you as you continue to walk with Him.