Fellowship of the Unashamed

I seriously cannot believe I have let myself go more than a month without updating this. Ah! I realllly want to write a proper update, but I just have no time!! Tomorrow we start a week of mission formation, training up other young people from Honduras to go on mission. The following week, all of us will be going on mission with these young people for a week, in different villages in the mountains. Pray for us!

One short reflection though. I came across this a few months before I came down to Honduras. It really struck me, and at this point in my life, its really how Im feeling. It’s a little bit intense, but I tend to be lukewarm so easily, so I need the intensity! Im so sick of being lukewarm! So……

FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED

“I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed, the die has been cast, I have

stepped over the line, the decision has been made. Im a disciple of Jesus Christ. I

wont look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still. My past is redeemed,

my present makes sense, my future is secure. Im finished and done with low

living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed

visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotion, plaudits, or

popularity. I dont have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or

rewarded, I now live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, live by prayer

and labor by power.

My face is set, my gate is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is

rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot

be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity,

negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in

the maze of mediocrity. I wont give up, shut up, let go, or slow up until I have

prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Jesus

Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go until He comes; give till I drop; preach till

everyone knows; and work till he stops me. And when he comes for His own, he

will have no problem recognizing me, because my banner will have been clear.”

I hope to update soon! Love and miss you all! Prayers!

Erick