With a few others, I had another great trip to Honduras last week. We built some houses, bought and distributed a ton of food, and gave/received the love of God in various ways. As usual, it was simply wonderful.
I love lots of things about Honduras, especially the children. They are beautiful in so many ways. The little fellow in this picture was of special interest to me. Why? Because we share the same name.
There are so many things that make us different from one another: more than 50 years, culture, education, and ease of living. But I was thinking about what I share with little Allen.
We are both image-bearers of God and dearly loved by him. We both are totally dependent upon him for each precious breath of life.
Along time ago, while in Athens, Paul said this about all that (Act 17:26-28).
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. "For in him we live and move and have our being." As some of your own poets have said, "We are his offspring."
We are all more alike than we are different. Thank God!
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