how long would you walk?

how long would you walk?

......there is very little asphalt in Tanzania so most folks walk or ride bikes for really long distances on crude dirt roads. The distance between points seems endless as you drive. The red dust never seems to settle and covers everything. The task seems impossible, but for the people walking for hours, time stands still.

Focus. You set your face toward your destination and go.

How far would you walk? What would you walk for? What would you walk the farthest for? Would you mind dust, distractions, blazing sub-Sahara sun?

I met a woman once who had a ministry in her back yard in the well-trimmed suburban neighborhood she lived in. She had a pit in the ground where she bleached the underwear of homeless men she had befriended. Each week she gathered and cleaned. When she couldn't wash them any more because they were falling apart she would stand up in church and say "men, I want your underwear". She walked far and long, and the dust did not bother her. She walked to give men dignity and tell them of Jesus.

How far will you walk? Think of the one who walked up a hill one morning. The nails and spit didn't stop him...

How far will you walk?