I Wonder Where They Are?

Sometimes you only get one chance to spend some time with a person. I was recently thinking about a short term missions trip we did to the remote mountains of Mexico in 2008. We spent some time in a small village called San Antonio (and trust me, it was the farthest thing possible from San Antonio, Texas). We spent only a few days there, but did everything we could to let the villagers know about the love of Jesus. It was very challenging as our English was translated into Spanish, and from Spanish into the villager's dialect. It was in San Antonio where we spent time with Pastor Phillipe and his small church. Those in our country who believe they're in poverty would have seemed rich compared to these people. However, they had such joy and excitement, not because of their lack, but because of who they had, Christ. There's one particular photo that keeps coming to mind, and often I wonder about the children who are in it with me. I wonder how they are, what they're doing, or if they're even alive. It's one of those things where all we can do is to leave it in the Lord's hands. I hope that one day I'll get to see them again in heaven. I'm freshly aware that each day is so valuable and we must let others know about Christ and let them see Him in us. That's why Matthew 5:16 encourages us to "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father Who is in heaven (AMP). Will people see Him in you today? Today is very valuable!