A Time for Everything

Our recent Sunday School and church attendances haven't been anything to write home about. Only one Sunday in March even crossed the "average" threshold of the previous three months. It is easy to get down about that, but growth in attendance is only one part of our ministry. We have to remember that there are times of plowing, sowing, cultivating, and harvesting. "To everything there is a season."
We are thankful for the evidence of growth in many of the disciples. Darwin and Jessica are a young couple who are very involved in many aspects of the church, but the changes in their lives aren't just reflected during times with the congregation. They are conscious of being salt and light in their neighborhood by visiting the sick, raising funds for those in need, and promoting prayer in their community. Upon hearing of a young man in the neighborhood who was diagnosed with leukemia, they immediately grabbed their Bibles and went to visit him and his family. They spent time praying with him and reading the Bible, and the young man personally opened his heart to Jesus. Afterward the couple made the rounds in the neighborhood to collect money to help him go to Guayaquil for treatment. The youth said: "I was lonely and depressed. I didn't know there was anyone who cared about me. Now I know that you do and God does."
Remember there is a time for everything. Take the time to be involved in every season.