Comments on: Following Susan’s Lead

By: shelli

shelli — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:42:15 +0000

Kenyans have taught me the true meaning of hospitality. Not the glossed over American version that we squeeze in as it suits us and as time allows. It isn’t a front you put on to be polite. The majority of Kenyans I have met practice true hospitality. The type that puts the guest first… on a pedestal even. It is a hospitality that comes from the heart, is genuine. It is a warm hospitality that puts its arms around you and makes you feel like a longtime friend, even upon first meeting! How much we have to learn from our African friends!

By: Gaciru

Gaciru — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:40:12 +0000

Jessica am glad your experiencing the many things we tend to take for granted here in Africa…we focus sometimes so much on what we lack and forget the greatest gift that lies in our hands….the gift of LOVE that so easily flows from our people….thank you for reminding me…we are blessed!

By: Rob Yonan

Rob Yonan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:30:27 +0000

Oh the unseen cadre of faithful Susans we will get to see some day who inspire us to be as faithful and courageous.

By: Em Shake

Em Shake — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:22:32 +0000

Keep the articles coming, friend. They’re fabulous.

By: Dave Rod

Dave Rod — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:35:39 +0000

Great insight Jess. The Kingdom of God advances on the backs of the Susans of our world.

Reminds me of:

1 Cor. 1:26-27 Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

By: Aunt Ruth

Aunt Ruth — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:19:29 +0000

Dear Jessica:
I’m so thrilled to hear of all you are learning! Your posts are teaching me to rethink my comfort zone. I was just reading Calvin Miller’s Philippian Fragment and the charater Lenia the Leper of Bythinia tells Eusebius the main character, “Only in poverty of our need may we discover the riches of Christ.” Eusebius continues, “May I choose such poverty as will make me truly rich.”
Thanks for your obedience to Christ this summer. You are truly an influence for the Kingdom!
Love Ya!!

By: Brad Ruggles

Brad Ruggles — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:26:00 +0000

I can definitely see how your definition of “influence” could be altered in a place like that.

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

By: Amy Sorrells

Amy Sorrells — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:00:52 +0000

Oh, Jessica, this is so beautiful. Thanks for adding to the tears I’ve already been blubbering all morning after an emotional weekend of gratitude and realizing the importance of even the smallest, most seemingly insignificant steps of faith. My favorite piece of prose from this: “the most beautiful paradox: a poor widow with much brokenness in her past living and leading with a very un-broken spirit.” Praise God and thank you, Jesus!

By: grandma Mack

grandma Mack — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:52:51 +0000

Hi dear, Oh , how you move my heart! I have so much and waste. God bless you as you open our eyes to the “real world”. May you keep telling us truth and may He use you to teach us all the meaning of generosity. I am so glad you are there seeing for us all.

By: Blake Anderson

Blake Anderson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:14:39 +0000

I love the message it says about generosity. When we think we don’t have much and that we need to hold on to it, we have to think of all the blessings we are missing out on.