God's subtle reminders

I've noticed lately how my reading of other blogs and opportunity to expand my own thoughts by blogging have really allowed me to see God's subtle reminders...

A coworker of mine, Lori, and her husband Landon have been in Africa for about 40 days. They have about 20 days left of mission work there.  These two are truly servants of the Lord. They sold furnishings in their house to help them go on this trip. Additionally, they (primarily Lori) took off 2 months of work (and thankfully our employer allowed her to do this.) Landon will be working in the Jay County School Corp this fall. He'll be teaching gym and helping with the at risk kids. One day a week, he'll be at Westlawn where Adam teaches.  I am looking forward to the two of them getting to know one another a little better.

Anyway, they have a blog documenting their time in all of the unique places they've been traveling. Their most recent blog post has a paragraph that captured my heart. It says,

"So we are now in Banfora for the last leg of our journey.  It has been so exciting to see God moving here in Burkina.  At a short stop for a meal at a hotel, Landon was reading his Bible when one of the employees came up to him.  Emmanuel, the worker, asked Landon if he could have his Bible...he had wanted one in English but they are hard to come by here in Burkina.  Landon eagerly handed it over, and Emmanuel said, "When you give someone the gift of the Word of God, you give them everything." That pretty much sums it all up."


Wow. Something as small as an English Bible is the gift that gave a person everything. And one who put all of his hope, his security, his love, his passion...in this book. It reminded me how fortunate I am to have this book  in my grip whenever I want. It's on my phone, we have nearly 5 bibles at home...And yet how much am I relying on this book? I'd like to think I rely on it quite a bit, but in comparison of Emmanuel, I'd say not nearly enough.

I pray I continue to be open to these subtle reminders God has in store for me. Let me be not too busy that I overlook these learning opportunities.

If you care to read the blog from my coworker, here is the link:
http://martinsinburkinafaso.blogspot.com/

I promise you'll be moved.