This past spring, when COVID-19 cases began to rise sharply throughout the globe, some Team Expansion workers chose to weather the storm in their respective fields. We don’t hold them up as being any more or any less heroic than their peers, many of whom were advised to evacuate by embassy staff and informed medical professionals. Those who stayed put were indeed courageous – but, frankly, courageous acts are somewhat of a daily occurrence among the 350 full-time Team Expansion workers around the world.
For example, yesterday, a Team Expansion worker redeployed to a nation with little, if any Western-style medical care. He left without fanfare. There were no receptions. No one applauded, per se. He just quietly and dutifully left for the field. Yet, his act of courage in many ways is every bit as heroic as the spirit of those who stayed to weather the storm. Why? It’s just as heroic, in part, because he has a good friend who has suffered from COVID-19. He isn’t uninformed about risks. In fact, his original evacuation was prompted because he proactively decided – if COVID-19 WERE to surge in his focus nation, and if he WERE to become gravely ill, he wanted to free up a hospital bed for someone local who really needed it and had nowhere else to turn.
Will You Pray With Us?
For this reason, we turn to you, our faithful prayer partners and fellow-helpers, to ask – now, as evacuated workers begin redeploying, would you please join us in praying for their safety? In many lands, governments are still struggling to contain the impact of the global pandemic. That impact can be felt medically, economically, and even emotionally. Please pray for your global force of Team Expansion workers and ask God to protect them. And just as importantly, they would all want you to pray that God would empower them to be effective witnesses of his grace, mercy, and peace. Thank you for your shared vision and partnership.
