I am sitting at Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport waiting to board a flight for the Dominican Republic. My wife’s sister is a missionary there, and we’re going to visit for a couple weeks. As I sit and watch people board, I am getting giddy about Christ’s Kingdom. There are people everywhere; more than I can count. They’re a field that is white unto harvest, and they’re mostly “brown.” Having 3 bi-racial children, we left the stereotypical, ethnic/racial verbiage behind us several years ago. God has a huge palette of colors, shades, and hues, and he is very creative with it: lots and lots of beautiful people.
Our temporary visit to Heaven, and our never-ending life on the new earth is going to look a lot like an International Airport: more beautiful people than there is sand on the seashore. We’ll turn around and see a multitude no man can count. Praise be to God for the international kingdom Jesus is building. Praise be for God for his mercy to the Hays Haus. May we be a blessing to God’s People (present and future) as we visit them in the Dominican Republic.<>
