i'm always amazed at how the Lord meets with us. and i'm so thankful his timing is always so perfect. i'm in the midst of preparing devotions and the like to share with the staff of the orphanage while i am there, and it has seemed so hard to come up with anything that i feel like i am supposed to share with them. until church this morning. i couldn't write down the notes quick enough as DeNeff preached, and my mind is continuing to race with the possibilities of how to expand on the verses and make it culturally relevant to the people in India. it is my continued prayer, though, that my words will not actually be my own, but that i will be a vessel the Lord can speak through. what a privilege and honor it is to serve Him.

1 Peter 5:2-4

"Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away."