This week I uploaded a compass app onto my cellphone. Calibration was one of the steps of installation. As I went through the process I was struck by the fact that this is what we are doing now in our ministry.
Calibration is the process of setting or correcting a measuring device to match or conform to an unvarying measure. As Christians, and as missionaries, our unvarying measure is the Word of God. As we ended 2017 and begin 2018 we've found it necessary to re-calibrate our ministry in order to ensure that it is aligned with God's will and the vision of the FM mission in Latin America. Really, calibration is something we need to do daily, to make the small but necessary readjustments in our walk with Christ, but as the New Year begins, we're also making the larger adjustments that are necessary.