Not so Brilliant Light

Light Decay
Originally uploaded by Travis Sharpe

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Often I feel like this light in our building's hallway. It's on a delay switch and it only comes on when a tenant presses the switch. The light barely stays on long enough to navigate a few flights of stairs before it goes off again. Many times it doesn't get changed for weeks after it burns out, and the tenants are forced to navigate the stairs in the dark. This kind of light is far from the kind of light that the tenants need.

In the same way the people of Bosnia-Herzegovina need light in their lives. Unfortunately, many of those called to be light in this country have been feeling burned out; much like this light in our hallway.

Stacy and I have not been able to escape this overwhelming discouragement felt by many of us working in Bosnia. We are in need of renewal, and our hope is that when we return to the states for home-assignment this fall we will experience some renewal. The passage that currently haunts me is from Matthew 5:13, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men". Please remember to pray for us. Thank you.