"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Rubber Glove Missions?

Stan Guthrie Quoting Andrew Atkins of Emmanuel International


"Another time, Atkins says, a team went to Nairobi to work with slum dwellers. When the members returned home they talked about "how we were able to love the people." What they may not have mentioned was their choice to wear rubber surgical gloves while doing ministry in order to avoid the diseases of those among whom they worked"

(Stan Guthrie, Missions in The Third Millennium, pg 85. 2000, paternoster Press, )

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