Weekly Uplook - August 13
Dear Seattle Saints,
We are home from South Korea and rejoicing in the blessings of the recent camp meeting there as well as God’s protection for our health and safety during the trip. We departed on the day the recent rain/flooding there began and so were not impacted by it. Thank you all for your prayers and for the work of the Lord in Asia.
And while I’m speaking of good news... I am thrilled to share that we have once again gotten in contact with our beloved “Bro. George”. Many of you have asked about him and I have worked diligently to try to get in contact with him and/or ascertain his situation and well-being. He has always been a very private person and we have tried to be respectful of that while making sure of his safety and care. It seems that after a fairly recent hospitalization he has now been released to Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center located in Shelton, WA. I spoke with him via phone (the activity directors’) on Thursday and have plans to visit him within the next couple of weeks. His is diagnosed with dementia but readily recognized and interacted with me on the phone just as before. It was a great joy to be in contact with him again.
This reminds me of Luke 15 and the three stories shared there about being lost and then found. A woman looking for her lost coin which was her dowry/marriage price, a shepherd looking for one lost sheep among many, and a father who looked for and loved a couple of “lost” sons. For many years my perspective of these stories was focused on the lostness of the coin, sheep, and particularly the one son. But after years of consideration I have come to believe the stories are really about a committed mother, a faithful shepherd, and a loving Father …all who sought for the lost who were valuable to them. Some knew they were lost while others had no idea, but the purpose in each case was that the lost might be found.
I rejoice that Bro. George has never been “lost” to God and neither are you or I. He knows right where we are and seeks after us and our well-being with a tenacity and love that is beyond human comprehension. May we all “come to ourselves” as did the Prodigal Son and respond to His invitation to abide in his house and join in the celebration promised for all who are “found”.
God bless you all.
BB
Rev. William E. McKibben
Senior Pastor
We are home from South Korea and rejoicing in the blessings of the recent camp meeting there as well as God’s protection for our health and safety during the trip. We departed on the day the recent rain/flooding there began and so were not impacted by it. Thank you all for your prayers and for the work of the Lord in Asia.
And while I’m speaking of good news... I am thrilled to share that we have once again gotten in contact with our beloved “Bro. George”. Many of you have asked about him and I have worked diligently to try to get in contact with him and/or ascertain his situation and well-being. He has always been a very private person and we have tried to be respectful of that while making sure of his safety and care. It seems that after a fairly recent hospitalization he has now been released to Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center located in Shelton, WA. I spoke with him via phone (the activity directors’) on Thursday and have plans to visit him within the next couple of weeks. His is diagnosed with dementia but readily recognized and interacted with me on the phone just as before. It was a great joy to be in contact with him again.
This reminds me of Luke 15 and the three stories shared there about being lost and then found. A woman looking for her lost coin which was her dowry/marriage price, a shepherd looking for one lost sheep among many, and a father who looked for and loved a couple of “lost” sons. For many years my perspective of these stories was focused on the lostness of the coin, sheep, and particularly the one son. But after years of consideration I have come to believe the stories are really about a committed mother, a faithful shepherd, and a loving Father …all who sought for the lost who were valuable to them. Some knew they were lost while others had no idea, but the purpose in each case was that the lost might be found.
I rejoice that Bro. George has never been “lost” to God and neither are you or I. He knows right where we are and seeks after us and our well-being with a tenacity and love that is beyond human comprehension. May we all “come to ourselves” as did the Prodigal Son and respond to His invitation to abide in his house and join in the celebration promised for all who are “found”.
God bless you all.
BB
Rev. William E. McKibben
Senior Pastor
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