OWEN WEDDLE
Good morning! I am Owen Weddle, Associate Pastor at Central United Methodist Church.
Yesterday, 13 people and I came back from a mission trip to Alaska. We got a chance to have some fun, but we also got a chance to serve other people. While traveling can be fun, there is more to missions. It is, ultimately, about making sacrifices for the opportunity to go serve others.
But the sacrifice does not have to be a lot of money or traveling far. The sacrifice may be simply 2 or 3 hours a week mentoring a child. Or, maybe you routinely visit people in the nursing homes. You might want to serve with a local soup kitchen. Or, it could be that you decide host a dinner as an opportunity to show hospitality to the neighbors.
Missions aren't always about going far away; missions can happen as close as your next door neighbor. After all, Jesus didn't travel thousands of miles to preach and heal. For most of his ministry, he didn't travel very far to serve.
May God bless you throughout this day!
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