Bro. Joe's Blog Bloghttp://www.smyrnafirstumc.orgWed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:19 GMTTaking the High Roadhttp://www.smyrnafirstumc.org/taking-the-high-roadWed, 21 Apr 2010 13:11:39 GMTJoe ElliottFifty years ago God called me to be a minister.  I had no idea where this would take me.  I am like the situation with Abraham when God called him to leave his home and go to a land that God would show him.  It has been quite a journey and much has happened along the way.  I have always tried to take the "high road" but so many times I have failed to travel that road.  I know where my heart is, but at times I fail to follow my heart.  I am determined to be faithful to that call that came so many years ago.

My heart and my calling is to serve people and this I am trying to do through my role here at this Church and through the Church universal.  It has taken me to Mississippi in the aftermath of Katrina and to Matamoros, Mexiso.  Next month 4 of us from this Church along with 6 others will embark a mission trip to help our brothers and sisters in Mexico.  We don't know what we will face, but we know God is already there in the hearts and lives of people we have come to love.

How long will we do this?  Isaiah asked this same question in Isaiah 6 and God answered, "until the cities lie ruined without people."  You can join us in this journey by your prayers and support.

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