7-2 Reflections in an Airport

July 2

You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

So we’re sitting here at the airport about 1.5 hrs early and if there’s one thing I learned so far, it’s that international terminals are extremely boring and water’s overpriced. So of course we’ve got nothing better to do than sit and stare at my 3 iPods or Jason reading Andrea’s book with Andrea staring off randomly into space. Well, let me tell you, that got boring pretty quickly so instead we’re decided to stare off into space some more and observe those around. Looking at the people around, they’re mostly Asian, how surprising, I know, considering we’re going to Taiwan after all, but that’s probably where the similarities end. There are probably people whose reasons for going are for vacation, business trips, to visit relatives, or maybe even to shop for cheap Chinese stationary. Then begs the question, how many of them are Christians? How many have their priorities all messed up, placing their worth in material things, going through life with complete faith in something, anything, just not in Jesus Christ? Well, as I look around there’s some who are taking health safety precautions, like wearing face masks; as we passed through the security checkpoint, one mother had an entire backpack full of medical supplies for her child. I’m all for modern medicine and being as safe as possible, but it just brings the reminder, that there are those in life who desperately need our Lord and Savior, not just those off far away in rural areas of Taiwan, but all throughout our daily lives. As the analogy goes, if someone was going to get hit by a bus, would you not pull him or her out of the way? Of course, with all the current intercom announcements playing every 5 minutes of “Department of Homeland Security Level Orange”, there are real dangers out there in the world. Yes we all are fully aware of the physical threats, but what about all the afterlives in jeopardy? We have a duty as knowers of the Good News, of God’s saving grace, to share it with those who are “going to get hit by a bus.” My prayer request for right now is for the strength and courage of everyone in this team, to seize every opportunity to share the love of God. We may only get one chance, I ask that you pray that all Christians, whether here on this plane with me, back at home, or all around the world, to proclaim the Good News “to the ENDS of the EARTH.”