impact

So week 2 has come and gone, along with many amazing people. i am so blessed to be able to meet such awesome kids who really love God and are pressing in to know Him!

I have been reminded over the past couple of weeks, as i meet and am blessed by so many people, what an impact one person can have on someone's life. often times we go about our day with no regard to thos around us, people who could be hurting, needy, hungry, in need of comfort, love, compassion or mercy. Everyday we probably pass a person we could have blessed or encouraged, or that we in turn would have been blessed or encouraged by. every day at the AIDS camp i meet new people, people who have been here for years and among these people are prophets, evangilists, encouragers, blessers, healers and lovers of Jesus. never would i have imagined to find in this place such passionate and strong Jesus chasers! And so i am reminded that every day is an opportunity; an oppotunity to change a persons life, to bless, to love, to impact. i can see this so clearly through Jesus, who as one man came and by His simple and radical walk impacted countless lives and to this day is continuing to do so. think of the diference He made in the 12 disciples and then the diference the 12 made in dozens and the dozens in hundreds and the hundreds in thousands. Oh that we would live each day in such a meaningful way that the people God sends in our lives are impacted and then they in turn impact othres. i am challenged and blessed by this call to take each day and live it according to His walk, taking every trial as an opportunity to grow and bless. We have all been given a life to live, the real challenge lies in how we live each day as it comes our way.