Ambassdors - for the US and for Christ!

Mark and I went to a town meeting at the US Ambassador’s house this afternoon! The meeting itself wasn’t all that interesting but the food was good! We got there early (we weren’t sure where it was or how parking would be) and were offered a drink and then after a few minutes a worker brought out a platter of samosas. Yummy! I thought I was glad I came early because that platter wouldn’t be enough for everyone. Silly me! They brought out platters full of mini pizzas, spring rolls, fish fingers, cookies, cake, meatballs… it seems like I am forgetting something… We ate some of this and some of that while we were chatting and then after the meeting, the servers brought the platters around again, trying to empty them so we helped them out and ate some more of this and some more of that… It was late enough in the afternoon that we didn’t need to eat much that evening for supper!

Some of the women from the Bible study were also there and a couple other folks that Mark has met. Most people were quite friendly and introduced themselves. It was a good networking time. We were hoping to meet up with the brother of one of our former dorm kids. He was in the marines and is now working in the ambassadors office – we aren’t completely sure what his work is. However, he was out of town that day. We will hopefully connect with him soon.

One of the main points that the ambassador made during the meeting was that he is the US Ambassador to Rwanda but he is often stuck behind a desk or in meetings with other dignitaries. He wanted to remind us that we are all ambassadors for the US and that we are the face of America to the Rwandan people on the street and in our neighborhoods. While I want to represent the USA well, more importantly, I am an ambassador of Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 5:17-20

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation:

the old has gone, the new has come!

All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ

and gave us the ministry of reconciliation

that God we reconciling the world to himself in Christ,

not counting men's sins against them.

And he has commited to us the message of reconciliation.

We are therefore Christ's ambassadors,

as though God were making his appeal through us.

Ephesians 6:20

Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth,

words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,

for which I am an ambassodor in chains.

Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.