Susan LaffertyIt hit me in a different way that day.
The gathering of family and friends to commission this latest group of sent ones. Newly trained. Now on their way. To places all over the globe.
It hit me when I saw the expressions. On parents’ faces.
Pride. Joy. Grief. And for some—uncertainty. Perhaps, even anger.
The time had come. For releasing their kids and grandkids. To travel across oceans and borders. Into a new and different life of serving in another culture.
A cup of water. In debilitating heat, it can mean survival.
A large clay pot sat beside our gate. Full of water. With cup attached. Ready to meet the need of any passerby.
Unrelenting sun and desert wind meant dehydration was never far away.
The clay kept the water cool. Even on hot days.
Obadiah. In charge of Ahab’s palace. Up close and personal to the evil taking place there.
But Obadiah “greatly feared God.” And saved 100 prophets from the slaughter his king’s wife—Jezebel—instigated.
Hiding them in caves. Providing for their needs. At great personal risk.
Courageous servant of the Lord God.
