Coming back from L.A. was literally transitioning back into an entire different world. I came from a place of poverty, abandonment, depravity.....back to my hometown, buzzing with a middle class demographic of mostly white people. They drive nice enough cars, they shop at nice places, they eat at restaurants....
Los Angeles is a place of blatant starvation - a place hungrily reaching for a savior. Someone to hand them a bag of groceries.
Olympia is crying out as well...but I have to lean in closer to hear. I'm anxious to see the difference our church community will have on this city, if we're hoping to spare some time. My prayer is that the tears that were shed on the missions trip, watching men, women, and children being impacted by Christ's love through us, will not be in vain. If we continue to ignore the hopelessness surrounding us we have accomplished nothing.
Compassion leads to action.
So lets go people.
