Love can be expressed in diverse ways and in diverse places. Consider where our team from San Antonio, Texas may have seen love in abundance on their recent mission trip to Malawi:
Was it . . . the humility we felt as the women in the village came to meet us singing, dancing and hugging us as we arrived?
Was it . . . the child who quietly walked up to us and lightly grabbed our hands to walk with us for the duration of our visit?
Was it . . . in the smile of a child who just ate their only meal of the day?
Was it . . . the moment Kelly attracted the children to tell them of God’s love?
Was it . . . the powerful sense of the Holy Spirit that brought life, healing, and hope to women who possessing only their children came to learn how to crochet in the hopes of a brighter future for their family?
Was it . . . the smile that radiated from the little girl with the torn dirty dress and the shaved head?
Was it . . . the prayers and worship that rose up from the youth in the village as we sat in church together?
Was it . . . when Judy would help the Home Based Care Volunteer hear her heartbeat for the first time. 
Was it . . . the construction, with the help of the youth, at the Home of Mercy, a safe house for women and children caught in domestic violence?Was it . . . the care and concern the Somebody Cares staff had for us?
Was it . . . on Friday game day in the laughter and joy found in being together?
Maybe . . . it is wrapped up in the fact that Jesus gave His life for us so that we can follow His example in extending love to one another!
“Because we loved you, we were happy to share not only God's Good News with you, but even our own lives. You had become so dear to us!” 1 Thessalonians 2:8
Grace and Peace in abundance.
Diane
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