Mark 4:10-20
Topping the mountain, we piled out of the taxi. Dust and dirt clung to our shoes as we made our way to the little church. Then we saw them, the bright and glorious faces of the children of Juacsapata, Peru. They were covered in dirt too, wearing the only clothes they had, preparing to eat the one balanced meal they would receive that week.
Pastora Susanna baked in an outdoor kitchen, while the group told stories and played games. Each child, even the smallest, was on their own while moms and dads worked long days in the city.
I wept as we left. I cried out to God, “This is just too much; too much death, hunger, poverty, hopelessness.” God responded with a few simple words, “Rachel, this is good soil and the seed planted here will produce a crop that is 100 times what has been planted.”
And so it was. Today the community is thriving. God and His church transformed that little place. Never underestimate what God can do in what looks like impossible dirt.
Author: Rachel Kuhn