Hospitality Isn't Just an Africa Thing
I have an announcement to make. I'm a homeowner! Okay, not really....but a home-renter at least. I have my first little house in Africa, a place entirely my own, a place where I am free to show hospitality. Africa has taught me a lot about hospitality as it is one of the greatest cultural values. Funny though, the more I read God's Word, the more I find commands to show hospitality and welcome the visitor, outsider, widow, and orphan. I'm beginning to realize that it's not an African thing, it's a biblical thing, and I'm wondering why I'm just now figuring this out. Because of this, I view my house as a gift. A tool in my ministry toolbox. Something God has given me to be given right back to him. Something not to be kept to myself, but something to be shared. That's why I am adopting a "doors always open" policy. And God must agree because it's amazing how much has already happened in just one week. The day that I moved, just when I w...