Storm

-photo from birthday party-

Yesterday at our Sage lunch (I don't feel old enough to be a Sage. ...and our ministry context is so different than the younger staff I've met.  Best part of our time together is praying with each other)  I was meeting a couple of guys from Pakistan. They are volunteers with YFC, mostly serving among ethnic Christians and Hindus.   We talked about the challenges of their ministries, in particular how to navigate around the touchiness of many Muslims.  With a little laugh and a smile on his face, one of the guys says "The Muslims are crazy, it can cost you your life.  But there is no place safer than being in God" 

This morning i remember our conversation as I prepare to teach on Matthew 8.  We had a sobering announcement yesterday morning,  as we were reminded not to post photos on the Web without permission.  Some of the people here serve in sensitive countries, and posting their photo in connection with a YFC event will cost them their position and cam cost them jail time or worse.