The Change

So this past week we hiked the Berthoud pass. It wasn't to bad a hike until the sleet and snow started to come down haha. Not very fun. Tomorrow we head down to Moab Utah where we will be hiking,  biking, and repelling into the canyon. Its gonna be really sweet. Gonna love the heat down there and everyone who thinks 80 is hot haha.

I almost forgot to post about our workday privilege to go up to the young life camp and help scrub the very bad black algae problem they have out of a 120 thousand gallon pool. Needless to say the maintenance guy who was kind of thrown into the fray was a bit in over his head. I was glad I could help and educate the staff up there a good bit on how to deal with the problem. 

This past week we had the privilege of hearing the director of the Himalayan torchbearers school "Satish john". He took us through the book of Ruth and through how the lord has changed his life. Satish used to be a member of a radical Hindu group in India when he was a teen and young adult. His main job in this group was to scare missionaries into leaving the country. Eventually the lord broke him through many things and Satish became a Christian. A short while after he put his trust in the lord, the same organization he used to be a part of put a bounty on his life. On more than a few occasions his life was almost taken. But by the protective hand of Christ his life was spared. The one story that stuck out to me the most was that one night Satish woke up to a member of his former organization over the top of him with a dagger in his hand and another standing beside him. Now these men are highly trained in the art of killing with a dagger. However the one rule they follow is that if the dagger missis it's mark on the first strike it can not be used again. Well the dagger missed its mark and went into the mattress to the bewilderment of the attacker. This then terrified the attackers. One ran from the house the other to terrified for his own life now could not move. But instead of retaliating Satish got up, said to the man who was shaking and sweating in fear by now, "you look like you could use something to drink, how about some Chi?" So they went into the kitchen and he had the opportunity to share  the gospel with him and lead him to Christ. After some time the other man returned to see what had happened. Satish had the opportunity to lead him also.
It struck me after I heard of those events, would I be able to show the love of Christ as Satish did, and not be angry or just do something out of self defense. I don't think I would. Or could just be that kind as he was.
So these words come to mind as I think of how we are constantly called to grow to be more like Christ.

What about the change
What about the difference
What about the grace
What about forgiveness
What about a life that's showing
I'm undergoing the change, yeah
I'm undergoing the change

Till next time!
Love Jared.