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I've said repeatedly that mission is irrelevant to geographic location. So, I've been thinking... When we send someone to be a missionary, whether it's for one week or one year or a lifetime, really what we are doing is sending someone to be neighbors in a differant culture than what they are used to.

I took a class on Urban Ministry this past semester at GRTS and we talked a great deal about being a good neighbor and what that looks like; how this is spreading the gospel. I started thinking today as I make preparations in Ukraine about what the goal is during my extended stay in the fall. It's about knowing people. Accepting them exactly where they are. Understanding a culture a little bit better because you get to know a number and a variety of people.

Of course, you need to have tasks and use your God given gifts and abilities to further God's kingdom, but so many times we get caught up in the task that we lose sight of the face and heart of people -- even the heart of God.

I pray that God will continue to transform my life so that I might effectively transform people for His Kingdom.