Giants to the Snow
Yesterday we had the amazing privledge of hanging out with a new family that arrived in Beirut 4 months ago. They sold most everything they had. Packed up a few suitcases of the essentials and moved in complete faith to Lebanon, to learn English and to obey a heart call. No sponsorship. No guarantees of a future job. No house, car, insurance, family, friends, retirement plan or source of income. Perhaps this would not seem so foolish to man IF they were moving to a “land of opportunity”, but currently, Lebanon does not even come close to that description. And so, we shared a meal with these “giants of faith” outside, in the sunshine. We all know what a giant is, and faith is, but what about a giant of faith? I think Moses, Joseph, Daniel, Esther, Rahab, David, Elijah, Noah, and Mary would all be described as giants of faith. Perhaps you can name some modern-day ones also. Ordinary people who act with unordinary courage and obedience (that’s Ruth’s definition).