The Secret...to Others Seeing Jesus in You

Holding our Rope and Pulling         03.24.2017    A three-times a month publication from Don and Kathy Williams Your Free Methodist Missionaries Serving in Asia The Secret ... ...to Others Seeing Jesus in You Imitate God Doing Everything Filled with Love, Living Life Serving Others, Following Christ's Example. Hakha, Myanmar...parting was such sweet sorrow especially when saying goodbye to 88 year-old LyNawl (pictured to the left). Parting was sweet as we thought about the next time we would see each other.   Our hope was that it would be in Myanmar someday but if not, we look forward to our reunion in heaven. Our cold early morning departure from Hakha had us once again gathered 'round the warm portable hearth at Pakep's childhood home (picture below).  Many leaders came by in the morning to say goodbye with gracious words of appreciation and blessing.  None was more special than the heart rendering one offered by LyNawl.  His words were recorded and are shared here: "Missionary Carson (the first missionary to the Hakha area) gave his life for the Chin people.  Like him - you give your time through many people.  We are very blessed by you.  We pray.  Now you can come.  We can see you.  We feel like this is seeing Jesus Christ.  May the Lord lead you always.  As the children respect and love their parents we Chin people love and respect your works and you. As you see our place and our condition we are very blessed from you.  May God continue to bless you and use you more and more." LyNawl's words echo Ephesians 5:1-2, when he celebrated what he saw in the lives of five missionaries who traveled and ministered in the hometown of Hakha two weeks ago (two of the five pictured below with him).  He saw "imitators of God".  He witnessed lives: filled with love, being offered in service for others, who were following Christ's example. "Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.  Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.  He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God."  Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT) Our prayer for you and the one we would ask you to pray for us is that we would all imitate God, doing everything filled with love, live life serving others, following Christ's example so that we may all hear and experience LyNawl's words, "when I see you I see Jesus". From His dear children - to you, His dear child(ren), Don and Kathy Your Ms to Asia