God Sighting: Showing Jesus to Others
Have you ever seen that smile on someone’s face . . . the one that tells you that you just KNOW that they have something to share? That huge grin that intrigues you so much that you cannot help but ask “WHAT?!” You know – that one from ear to ear that is evident a mile away? To know Rusti, the director for Mission Crestwood, is to know that smile. She carries that smile to Sunday worship and to the local grocery store. She carries it to Mission Crestwood and home at night.
Behind that smile are hundreds upon hundreds of God sightings she has collected since Mission Crestwood began in 2009. Rusti, along with hundreds of volunteers in Oldham County, has been a first-hand witness to God working in miraculous ways right here among us in our hometown. From the tender prayers of advocates sharing heartfelt moments with Mission Crestwood visitors, to handing out Thanksgiving boxes, Christmas gifts, school supplies, food, and free clothing to hundreds of Oldham County residents, the God sightings are there.
“My life is messy. It is no longer organized and structured. It is unpredictable!” Rusti shared. Yet her tone was not one of complaining, but one of wonder and awe as she is waiting for the next exciting adventure God might place in her path.
“I'm tired all the time,” she admits with a beaming smile and a lighthearted chuckle.
The tone of contentment and peace in Rusti’s voice is undeniable as she continues. “God has inserted Mission Crestwood to walk in these peoples’ lives. We are ‘loving’ these people ‘His way.’ It is not always pleasant. It is not always easy. It will cost you something! But, God loves ALL of them! Who am I to not love them?”
Rusti notes, “Jesus modeled it. It starts with prayer for the hurting, asking for guidance for me and for them. Then, we are to model His love correctly and die to our own ideas. This process of ‘showing Jesus to others’ works! Meet their needs, model Christ’s love to them, and the results are undeniable.”
Things are happening! God is working and moving at Mission Crestwood!
We invite you to personally experience these God sightings and point our community toward Jesus at Mission Crestwood on Monday or Saturday mornings from 10-12 or Thursday evenings from 6-8. Just show up and see what God is doing!
http://missioncrestwood.org/the-closet/
Fingerprints
of the Lord
Christine
A. McCloy
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