Dear Faith
Partners,
Hello my name is Lilu Stoker, otherwise
known as Olivia, but Lilu is my real name and always has been ;-)
I'm the girl with short hair that has had many different hair colors
throughout the years. And yes, the nose piercing is real :-) My
experience at Mountain Top has been phenomenal and I have never
gotten so close to a group of people in my life. This mission trip
has given me a chance to get to know more about myself and the work
that God has sent us into the world to do. Something that really
touched me today was the sermon done by one of the counselors, Leah.
And it made me realize that love is the answer to everything. Even if love is overwhelming (aka the theme of this week), and that we would be
nowhere without love. Love is what makes us human. And that's why God
gave us the task to spread love. The task to spread the word of God's
love and the power of it. Because we as human beings need
love...God's love is there for those who need love. Which is all of
us. All of Her children. That's why we need Her love. Because without
Her love...we are lost... And that's why I'm at Mountain Top! To
spread God's love! Thank you for supporting us on our journey to
spread God's love even though you aren't down here with a hammer to
help us. Your support helps us be the hands in delivering God's love.
Thank you!
(writing this blog post)
For
Thursday: Lord
Christ, when you came among us, you proclaimed the kingdom of God in
villages, towns, and lonely places: Grant that your presence
and power may be known throughout this land. Have mercy upon
all of us who live and work in rural areas; and grant that all the
people of our nation may give thanks to you for food and drink and
all other bodily necessities of life, respect those who labor to
produce them, and honor the land and the water from which these good
things come. All this we ask in your holy Name. Amen.
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