Thursday, October 1, 2009

Onward Christian Soldier

I was again at the store for relief supplies to distribute and was shopping with the Philippine Army... about 100 soldiers. By the time I reached check out they were ringing up at least 300 carts worth of noodles, rice, canned goods, coffee and more. Outside they had trucks waiting. I asked and they are making another run into Pasig Pateros just down the street from our house. They were covered in dried mud and looked worn but had purpose in their eyes with their mission. There is nothing like it in human terms, but definitely there is nothing like it when accompanied with power and the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I have a new song playing in my head from Sunday School days but with more meaning now. “Onward Christian Soldier...”