Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Weight of Success

As my time in Kenya is drawing to its conclusion I am finding that I spend a fair amount of time wondering about success. How does one measure the success of a mission that has been a part of someones life for the past 2 months? Sitting in Mombasa, waiting to get on a bus tonight that will take me to Nairobi, and wondering.

Did we do the right things?

Did we use ur support wisely?

Was the Gospel preached? (what is the Gospel?)

We have been told by many people that we were working with that we have done a great job. We have been reassured that our mission was beneficial and that lives are changed because of it. And still I wonder. I want to be sure that this past 2 months have been spent for the glory of God, and not my own. Right now it doesnt matter what man says, because I know that one day I will stand before God and he will ask me if I spent my time wisely.

Now Im thinking about the new year. It doesnt matter if Im in Kenya or Caronport. He will ask the same question.

And so I find myself wondering