“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.”–Augustine
If Augustine’s words are true, I feel like I have read an encyclopedia this year. Travel has opened up my mind and my heart, and I will never see people in the same way again.
This is the first time in my life where I haven’t had a local church where I experience weekly and regular fellowship. Francis Bii of Eldoret, Kenya told me that the world was my new church. Maybe he is right. When I have viewed it that way, I have found a home and family wherever I go.
So as we enter 2011, I want to thank you for my family and homes around the world. I have seen children who were saved from slavery in Liberia, children who were saved from AIDS in Kenya, children who were saved out of the earthquake in Haiti, children who got relief from their extreme poverty in Central America, and just children. There is more than one page, and I hope to finish the book.
Thank each one of you who saved one more child in 2010. I love you. You are my family. You are my church. You have invited me into your home.
And if you know Johnny Cash’s song, Amarillo was included. I’ve been there too.
Happy New Year!
