I made a quick trip to the site of a miracle early
this week, the place where a home for developmentally
disabled adults is going up, one piece of lumber at
the time.
Of course, the men working there the morning I
visited might not have seen the miracle in their
hands. One — Shirley Hill Baptist's own Terry
Giddens — was showing a bit of blood even as he put
yet another piece of decking on the roof. That's Terry
in the photo below. Another one of our men, Mark
Walton, was cutting wood on the ground below, already
sweating profusely in the 90-percent humidity. So
maybe to all the volunteers in our community who are
working on this project, the "miracle" feels
like old-fashioned work.
But for the parents and grandparents in Middle
Georgia who dreamed that one day a faith-based home
for their adult children would be constructed, yes,
this looks just like a miracle.
Come to think of it, miracles and hard work have
always gone hand in hand. When God delivered Hezekiah,
the miracle came after Hezekiah and his people had dug
an amazing tunnel underneath Jerusalem, through solid
rock. When God gave the miracle of the Exodus, the
people had to walk to freedom, across the rugged Sinai
Peninsula. When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, the
early church had to plug into hard, hard work to take
the message to every corner of the globe.
And when we tackle mission projects near or far,
the final stories are often written by people with
blistered feet, sore backs, and tired bodies. It's the
privilege God has given us. Yes, there will be
miracles. And yes, there will be an invitation to some
very hard work.
Want to get involved with this particular project?
Call John Bodenhamer, Treasurer of the Heart of
Georgia DDM, at 478987-0004, or Hulda Cook, Chairman,
at 478-953-2992. Or just drop by the project. It's on
Hatcher Road, behind Central Baptist Church.
www.heartofgeorgiaddm.org
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