What's it like to be lost, then miraculously found? Moise*, a little boy from Congo, knows the feeling better than most. After having been separated from his family and cared for by strangers, he was, in an amazing turn of events which could have only been orchestrated by God, re-united with his father after many years.
These stories never cease to amaze me. They exemplify just how much God cares for his children, how much he loves us, and what he will do to give us hope for today and for eternity.
But they are also the stories of what happens when God's people dive headfirst into the messy world in which we live. They are the stories of what happens when we follow his lead, when we say yes though every part of our being is saying no, when we simply trust and obey, having no idea of the outcome.
I'm glad that these are the kind of stories that we want to be a part of here at ECM, and I hope that you feel the same. I'm thankful that we aren't just a part of carefully orchestrated stories that always have happy endings, but instead we've chosen to be a part of God's story, no matter how messy certain parts of it may turn out to be. Moise's story has a happy ending, for which I am grateful. But even when the story doesn't turn out so well, I'm still grateful, because we are still part of what God is doing, and how he is changing lives for the better.
*You can read Moise's story in our July e-newsletter by clicking here or visiting our website.
