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It’s 4am and I’m getting ready to jump on an early flight to D.C.  I meet later today with the Prime Minister of Vietnam.  Yesterday at NorthWood we were trying to place three more exchange students from Vietnam.  Hey NorthWooders - we’ve got 5 kids from Hanoi on the way with 3 more needing homes.  One is a sharp young man.  His grandmother is the one who works in Vietnam certifying the kids to come, and the other young lady is sharp as well.  Another young lady has already had her sister come, she’s a student at TCU and sometimes sings when we do a mass choir at NorthWood.  Having an exchange student is one of the greatest things that you can ever do.  Nikki and I had one, many of you know him - Ti.  We talked to him the other day - he’s working with Intel traveling all over the world.  It’s one of the greatest things you can do in your family.  It let’s someone else see our country.  It lets you discover another culture.  It allows you to help someone else out.  Of all the different projects we’ve done in Vietnam, I don’t know anything, long-term will have the same impact of having an exchange student.  From face to face diplomacy to showing hospitality - it’s just good all the way around.  Nikki and I - along with Ben and Jill - whole heartedly endorse it and recommend it to you. 

I have a friend that’s an artist and they recently became follower of Jesus.  To celebrate the occasion they gave me one of their works of art.  I can sit here, in my study and look at it and think of the person and pray for them.

How are you sharing your faith?  How are you living your faith?  We have become so one dimensional - giving people sermonettes!  We should always be ready to give an answer.  But I would say our life should be an answer as well.  Who are you serving?  Who do you care about?  Who are you there for?  We get so busy with God’s “big” work that often times, we forget the face that God puts right in front of us - today - he’s going to put someone in front of you - who will it?  It may not be the person you recognize most - will you be ready?