While in Mexico our Mission Team had the privilege to partner with Irma’s Soup Kitchen to provide both spiritual and physical food for the children that lived in one of the poorest areas of town. An elderly Mexican lady named Irma organized a collective effort a number of years ago to partner with local churches and Christian ministries to provide physical and spiritual support for families who live in the shacks near the government owned railroad tracks.
The Mexican children love to play soccer, but many times use empty aluminum cans and rocks to form their goal posts. A number of us worked on a project to build the children who live near Irma’s Soup Kitchen a pair of soccer goals that will hopefully bring the children hours of enjoyment.
As we assembled the soccer goals (see picture above), I wondered how long the gift that we were leaving behind would last. Would some of the adults take the wood and use it for building materials for the partially completed shacks nearby? Or would the wooden posts simply make nice logs for a fire to cook a future meal?
I am grateful that the gift Jesus left behind on earth cannot be taken away from those who will trust him. Jesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 NLT
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