Read: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24
Go home to your friends, and
tell them what great things
the Lord has done for you.
-Mark 5:19
“Find your own Calcutta.” That was the response Mother Teresa sent to a woman who wanted to join her in ministering to one of India’s most crowded cities. What is Calcutta?! Calcutta is the place in India where Mother Teresa cares for the widows, orphans, homeless, underprivileged and dying.
Did you know that nearly half of the homeless are children? It is sobering to think of innocent babies, toddlers, elementary, middle-schoolers and teenagers wandering the streets with their mothers because of abuse, neglect, poor decisions or a crisis that left them homeless.
“What have you done this past year to make a helpful difference within a mile of your home?” The hungry, the suffering, the unevangelized at our doorstep lack the more appealing aura of the needy souls elsewhere on the planet. But the ones closest to us are those whose needs we are best equipped to meet. I once heard a quote, “don’t pray for God to feed the hungry when you have plenty of food.”
Let’s take personally what Jesus said to a man He had set free from demons: “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the lord has done for you” (Mk. 5:19).
If we look around us through the eyes of Jesus, we’re sure to find a Calcutta close by.
It doesn’t matter your age, you can make a difference. The mission field is closer by than you think.
For those in SURGE, remember the Deacon’s conference?
