On the road.
This week I arrived in Belize on my
11th trip here in about 3 years, this time for a month and a half.
After I arrived, I checked in with
Bishop Philip who likes to surprise me. And off we went, to a hospital
visitation and then on to St. Philip’s
in Orange Walk where there was a baptism (about an hour away, to the north).
Yesterday, I met with a person in the
ordinatoin process for an update. Then, Bishop Philip and I made another
hospital visitation, before going off to the blessing of an new insurance
company headquarters where I was asked to read the scripture. While there, I
took the opportunity to exchange ideas one-on-one with an acquaintance, the
government Minister for Education, Youth, and Sports, on ways to inspire youth
who think they have no future. And then, it dawned on me how to do this: just
create something from nothing by inspiring folks. Simple. The people without
hope and vision perish. So, that’s
what the Church does for youth: provides hope and vision through Jesus Christ
in the power of the Holy Spirit, and watch what happens. And then, a thought
came to me: the Church can help prepare our youth for leadership positions in
society by enabling them to become leaders in the Church, first (alongside
adults). What a way to redeem/transform society! Wow! And now, I am energized.
Today, Bishop Philip and I co-led a
workshop in Belize City for all the Lay Ministers in the Diocese of Belize on:
the relationship between Lay Ministers and Clergy in the Church. From there, I
traveled 2 hours west to San Ignacio in time to help out at a marriage service,
in the town where I begin serving as acting clergy at St. Andrew’s in a few days, as
well as continuing my diocesan ministries. Cool!
God bless you all, and thank you for
your support,
Fr. Shaw, and on behalf of Mtr. Julie.
Examining Chaplain, Diocese of Belize
SAMS missionaries.
Support.
Please pray and continue to make
checks out to: "SAMS". Put "Shaw and Julie Mudge"
in the memo, to support what we are doing. Your continued support makes the
work in Belize possible.
Mailing address:
SAMS,
P. O. Box 399,
Ambridge, PA 15003-0399.
Or on-line, at http://goo.gl/nll8ut
Baptism at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Orange Walk, Belize.
Photo copyright Fr. Shaw Mudge, 2015.
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