It’s a terrifying question, isn’t it?

What if it doesn’t all work out? What if what I thought was God’s voice was really just my own wishful thinking? What if my best efforts fall flat and I end up back at square one?

See, I think “What if?” must be the enemy’s favorite question. “What if?” propels us to inactivity. “What if?” tries to convince us that whatever we do...

“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world”

James 1:27

I looked up the word Greek word, επισκεπτεσθαι, translated as “visit,” and one of the definitions offered is “to relieve.”

The unification of service and religion.

It’s beautiful, isn’t it?

So when dad told us that he was going to take on this Both Hands thing full-time, there were five different immediate reactions. Grace smiled and kept playing with her food. I’m pretty sure she understood that, as the only Chinese member of our family, she’s a big part of Both Hands.

Over the years I have had a chance to get to know people who have been in ministry of some kind or have chosen missionary work.  When I would walk away from a conversation with one of them, I would always envy their faith.  It made me ask; am I really doing what serves God?  Is this how He would have me spend my time?  Does my work honor Him like that? Am I doing something that totally depends on God answering my prayers in order to be successful?