Mike Edmisten Follower of Jesus. Husband of Nicki. Father of Ryan & Brock. Communicator of the Word.

How Do I Explain This?

At this very moment, my dad and my youngest brother are probably floating down the Amazon River. They left yesterday for a two week mission trip to Brazil. They'll be riding a boat down the Amazon and stopping at some of the remote villages along the river. One of their main goals is to build a house for a preacher in one of those villages.

I've been trying to explain to our son, Ryan, where "Pop-Pop" and "Uncle Curt" are right now. It's not exactly easy to explain to a 2-year-old that a couple members of his family have traveled to a different hemisphere. So instead, I've been telling him that they took a trip so that they could serve God. It was so cool to watch him take that in and process it. And it was even better when he was able to repeat it.

Maybe that's the faith of a child that Jesus talked about. Ryan has no idea how far away they have traveled. He has no clue that they are in a nation whose official language is Portuguese. All he knows is that his family has chosen to serve God…and isn't that enough?