Well, I do not agree. Jesus did not call the equipped, he equipped the called. He turned fisherman into leaders and world shakers.
I served on a team of two hundred who went on the first wave into the Katrina disaster. Infact, I was part of a team where God placed us in the middle of Hurricane Rita to serve where needed. We were following God's miracles all over Houston during the mass exodus of Galveston Texas.
I have no expertise in medical, dental or any other health care proffession. I do have expertise in giving the gift of presence. I can appreciate your gifts as a proffessional but every follower of Christ is called to serve in a disaster. We should not count ourselves out because we are not doctors or nurses.
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for reading my blog and thanks as well for commenting - its definitely fun and insightful to see people and their perspective. I have gone back and forth on the concept of this post as well. You are absolutely right - Jesus certainly took those who were not ready, called them and equipped them. And those people made history. He took unlearned, untrained people and He still does that today.
What I'm not sure of is the fine line in the context of students and sending them into full blown disaster areas. I'm not saying we should never send them. But I do think there needs to be some clear and critical thought into some kind of preparation, the best ministry tasks for young people who don't have professional training and maybe exposed to some pretty gruesome sights, and how the organizations and people on the ground already can mobilize a team of high school kids.
Sounds like you had a very positive experience, which would make me think some of those questions had been well thought out before hand - which is awesome.
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