My daughter sent me a
link to a video about couples whose marriages are about service. One chose to live in a sketchy part of town, in order to be close to people living on the edge. They invited everyone in their low income housing to their wedding, to start the
connections.
Another couple felt called to adopt. One child has no arms, yet they have given him a loving home. In the video he drives and plays the guitar. Then they heard of another boy in India without arms and decided they should be brothers so he is theirs too.
One more couple actually divorced over his drinking,. When he hit bottom and looked for a ladder to climb out of the self made hole he discovered that giving to people in
dire need made his problems seem paltry. His wife remarried him and their ministry is thriving.
I know a couple who are working to rescue newborns from infanticide in India, through
L.I.O.N. Two other couples have given tirelessly to support sixty orphans in Kenya through
Helping Children
in Crisis.
The video is an invitation to go beyond what is comfortable. I found it challenging. Have I gone toward discomfort? Have I listened to what God is calling me to do?
I don't have an easy answer. But I think it is progress to turn up the volume on what I am listening to. A hole in my comfort zone could be a good thing.
