Yesterday, I had the joy of retracing the steps of our construction mission efforts over the past 3 years in the El Paso area. We visited with the three families we have worked with the last 3 summers. All are doing well and are just as appreciative today as they were the day we walked away from their homes.
We then went on to look at potential projects and as we did, something began to happen to me that has happened many, many times before. The overwhelming need fell like a thick blanket over my soul. Thoughts of inadequacy began to flow. Questions like: “Where is the end?” “What can we possibly do to help?” and “What is a long term fix for this situation?”
While it is a real dilemma in seeking to find answers for these questions, there is also great motivation to try and make an impact when given the opportunity to visit with those few we have impacted over the past 3 years. As I walked away from one of the first homes we built in this area, the thought crossed my mind, “We made a difference here.”
Now don’t hear me say that we should ever get smug in our accomplishments. God has brought the impact, we have just been available. But it should be impossible for anyone to see the glaring need in this area and in the face of that need feel like they have “arrived.”
God is impacting lives in this area through men and women of faith from all over the state and even the country. How could God use you today to make an impact in someone else’s life? All you have to do is make yourself available!
Clay in the Hands 
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