Helping the Household of Faith

Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.Matthew 20:40

In December of 2006, I had been working in Werkok, Sudan, for the last month running medical clinics. Everyday, 40 to 80 people would show up form the medical clinic. There were many cases of malaria, dysentery, tuberculosis, parasitic infections, and other tropical diseases. We started the clinic at 8:30 in the morning and we would work until everyone was seen that day. Usually the clinic would finish before two o'clock in the afternoon. The afternoons became so intensely hot (over 100 degrees) it became very difficult to continue working. Late one day, as I was finishing seeing the last few patients in the clinic, a young Sudanese woman came in with her two healthy robust sons. My thoughts were less than pure as I saw her approaching - “What is she doing here with these two healthy robust looking children? Didn't she know that I was hot and tired and would like to take a break and have something to drink and sit under the shade for a while?” She approached and sat down and through my interpreter, told me of how in Janurary her children had been very severely ill and she had been very afraid that they would die. She had brought them to see me, I treated them and they had gotten well. She came back this time because she just wanted me to see how well her beautifully two sons were doing and to say thank you. I was truly humbled and bowed my head and asked God for forgiveness for my earlier thoughts. Lord, thank you for this precious gift in reminding me why I am here. I am here to serve others, to love you and to love them with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength.

Mike McMahon

“One of the world's worst tragedies is that we allow our hearts to shrink until there is no room in them for little besides ourselves.” - A. W. Tozier

Prayer Power

Lord, help me to remember that you came to serve and that you are my model. Help me to truly love you with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. Help me to lover others the same way and to serve them as you would. In Jesus name, amen.