"If giving hurts, give some more...

If loving stings, love some more...

If serving makes you tired, serve some more...

Will the hurt go away or the stinging stop? Probably not. That is just the way it is in the face of so much need. What we must remind ourselves of, continually, is that Jesus loved and gave so much that it cost Him His life! We will never out-give or out-love or out-serve Him. His ministry was the perfect example of a life lived in surrender and gratitude; a life given away to those who needed it most. Thanks in giving. Love in living. It is worth the hurt and the sacrifice it requires. It is hard...but it is worth it."

It seems silly, but I am now learning that this is an everyday thing,

not just while in Africa, or on a mission trip.

This is for the here and now.

"All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back." -Proverbs 21:26