Monday, Day 23

Monday is the proverbial day off, but it sure wasn't this afternoon. I spent 5 hours waiting at Sanborn for Saturday's wedding party and their hirelings to come and collect the tables and chairs from the gym. I interspersed conversations with little jobs around the church property like weeding and picking up trash. 

I remembered the tireless efforts of Cal Johnson who volunteered thousands of hours at 331 North Sanborn Road. He took incredible pride in the property, and gave his time as unto the Lord to keep it looking presentable. He believed the appearance of the church property ought to reflect our love and respect for God. I agree.

We held a family meeting tonight, working through the final sections of the Youthworks notebook, preparing for our departure later this week. I found myself having a bit of a battle of the mind over what we would be doing at Youthworks. The evil one tried to plant thoughts like fatigue, heat exhaustion and insignificance into my mind. Lord, the truth of the matter is that we have committed to this project as a family, and I am believing that you will make us more like Jesus for having participated in it. May You receive ALL the glory in and through whatever happens later this week!