Here at the base in Maui, we have some sweet family traditions- one of which we enacted earlier this evening. Shortly after a new batch of students arrive, we hold a special dinner for them and call it a Love Feast. This is part of how we as a family extend our love and welcome to the new class. Its a celebration of the love in Christ into which we welcome them...and a demonstration of our dedication to loving them as Our Lord loved His own. How He loved His own is clear in John 13:3-16; He served them. We as staff acknowledge this commission to servant leadership, so at Love Feast we publicly and personally commit to serve the students and God's purposes in their lives.
In addition to the new students, we also demonstrate this commitment to our new staff members. I am blessed to have the two young women from my recent outreach team back to staff with us here- and it was my privilege to pray with one of them this evening and extend this commitment to continue to serve her as she also comes alongside this ministry of servant leadership. It was a sweet time, and my heart celebrates having these girls back... I look forward to continuing to invest in their lives, serving them and the purposes of God in their lives.
My outreach team girls turned staff : Jennifer and Emmy
With Trina- a long standing friend on staff here-we've been doing this together for over a decade!
