Surrounded by a Great Cloud of Witnesses

Today at Impact, during the weekly ministers meeting, we were asked what we thought our “gifts” were. Of course, because of who they are they humbly replied with inadequate answers. I wanted to stand up and start rattling off, “Hey, but you forgot this.. and this…and this….,” because, really, I am surrounded by a very talented group doing incredible things in very different areas. Impact is an amazing place, but it takes that large group of amazing people to love it and serve there. It is humbling to just hang out with these heroes of faith, and it is edifying to just “hang in there” with them as well. As Paul Woodward quipped, “There may be a lot of ministers working here, but the work is ‘labor-intensive’ to put it mildly.” God has done some amazing things through Impact supporters, and has done some amazing things in the lives of members here, but this group of workers/ministers is also a great testimony of God’s amazing love, grace, and power.