Today was the "office Christmas lunch". Most people work from home or from remote locations so we don't get a chance to meet up very often. In at least a couple of cases, this was the first time we'd met certain people at all!
We piled into a couple of cars and headed down some side streets until we came to a stop in front of a blink-and-you'll-miss-it (actually we did blink, missed it and had to backtrack) restaurant hidden on the side of the street. From the number of people there it was clear that enough customers are able to find the place to keep them in business!
As we sat around the table, Bonnie and I realized that we were the only westerners in our group. It was humbling and inspiring, because we far too often see our own culture as the "established" church and other cultures as "people we send missionaries to". Even when we know better, it's hard to train your mind to think differently.
The truth is that the Gospel does not belong to us; it belongs to all who hear it and choose to be part of the Kingdom of God. We represented a number of different nationalities at lunch today but only one Kingdom.
Evan
P.S. We sometimes feel we say too much about the food, so I tried not to make that the focus this time but yes, the food was incredible. :)
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