My time being here is precious.

One of the greatest gifts from going on short-term missions is the opportunity to worship with the local congregation. Every time we are here at the local church, I am reminded of what worship will be like on the other side of eternity. It is an experience of distinctive cultural flavour that points to the one God who speaks to all culture and people group. Even though our languages are different, we worship the God who call us to be his people. These diverse worship experiences are something I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Today I was able to bring a short greeting and message to our Ukraine brothers and sisters, speaking about the next generation through the Psalms. As the worship unfolds, I notice several of the songs was from the 90s. They were worship songs that I had first learned when I was a youth in my youth group. Never would I have imagined that many decades later I would be singing these songs in Ukraine.

This is part of the joy of being on STM. It opens our eyes to how precious our Sunday worship is, whether we are at home, or abroad, especially abroad.