....what if.....

We think of our Jamaican Bible College students every day. We hear from them via phone, facebook and email. We miss them so very much. Four years of teaching in one place can do that to you. They get into your heart and so does their land and culture. We still miss driving on the "wrong" side of the road, shopping in their places, eating their food, and living in their land, having them in our home and listening to their passionate prayers.

When we first drove on the VFCC campus, all we could say was, "What would our Jamaican students say about this property?" "What would they say about living in one of these dorm buildings?" "What would they say about having all this campus to walk and pray?" "What would they think about having a sports field to play futbol?" What would they say? They would probably think they had died and gone to heaven!

Years ago Jimmy Swaggart bought the property that houses the Jamaican Bible College. It is a tight space. The dorm is small. The cafe is a little one room. There is a chapel upstairs in the dorm room and there are 3 classrooms down below. For Jamaica it works. For the American, we think, what if?

What if? I know those are dangerous words, words that can get a person into a lot of trouble. Words that usually depict some sort of regret and wishing "whatever" could be done over, or "whatever"
could be changed somehow.

What if I could transport this college campus to Jamaica if even for a moment? What if our students could attend VFCC for even a day? What if, what if, what if?

I guess instead of saying what if, I need to accept what is and realize that God does all things well and has every people group in His hands.... Someday maybe I can ask Jesus, what if this had happened and what if that had happened, I am sure at that point it won't matter, but in my finite mind I sure would like to know!