Community - a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society.

 

This is what we have been for the past four weeks here at CIT, Union Mills, North Carolina. We have been a community. We have laughed and cried, prayed and played, shared our food and our hearts. We have been overwhelmed with information that has challenged who we are, what we believe, the things we do... and been blessed to know that we are not alone.

 

Today that community as we know it comes to an end. It’s the last day of the Equipping module here at CIT. Three of the families and one individual will be leaving us, taking the next step on their journey –  whether back to fundraising or getting on a plane to leave for their host country or something else. Those of us who stay will miss them, but soon it will be time for our own next steps. While the miles may separate us, we will still be a community – a group of people with a common interest – being Jesus’ hands and feet in a hurting world.

 

Monday, we start again to build a community, to discover how this new combination of people with different backgrounds, personalities and gifts will come together. The topic is different – Second Language Acquisition Training, but our interest remains the same – to be Jesus to the world. I’m looking forward to meeting more people who have the heart of Jesus.