Purpose Asia

“It is finished.” So rang the redemptive words from the tortured lips of Jesus on the cross. The debt owed to God’s perfect justice is paid in full and the task is accomplished. This year is the first year I’ve had a lot of time during the week before Easter (Holy Week) to ponder what Jesus did for me and all its implications. I was lost, like a sheep without a shepherd; defenseless, doomed, unable to save myself. I stood under the just wrath of a perfectly holy God who required that I live up to His holiness or suffer the judgment for breaking His standard of holiness. There was no way, I could never live up to that standard and I knew I stood condemned. Then, like a life raft to a drowning man in the ocean, Jesus came and placed Himself between me and God’s wrath. Jesus, being perfect and completely holy said, “take me instead.” He suffered what I should have suffered and then offered me restored relationship with God as a result of His fulfillment of the blood-debt th...

Rain is falling steadily outside my windows today. The fitful wind has stilled and now the showers are coming down in steady sheets. I’ve been back in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for a little over a week now and my brother left today to return to the United States of America (USA) after helping me settle in and getting a chance to see what missions looks like here where I work. Funny, I think my brain and spirit are trying to catch up with the whirlwind of the last few weeks. Before I left home there was a week or two of busy preparation, goodbyes and logistics. Then, I was swept off onto an airplane back to my work that I’d left over 9 months ago in PNG. The hubbub of my return and my brother’s visit kept he and I busy all week. Now, I sit at home in my first real chance to contemplate what has occurred in the last couple of weeks. I am so excited to be here again in PNG and to have the opportunity to start working at the clinic again. However, with every tran...