Recently, my husband and I led our first RPLNISH trip for pastors and their wives in beautiful Colorado. We have never been pastors, but we both grew up in ministers’ homes, have a deep calling to care for those in ministry, and have supported RPLNISH for many years. We honestly felt like we were going in with no qualifying credentials, but we had willing and available hearts and had been praying for God to do the work.
By that evening, the last evening together, we opened the conversation with a question of how the Lord had encouraged them through the week. It was amazing to hear how God had spoken through others' words and their lives. A younger couple was so blessed to spend the evening with a couple a few decades ahead of them. They said it was like getting a snapshot of their future in 20 years; same ages of kids, same passion in ministry, same struggles. They were built up in hope and got a glimpse of what their lives can be as they live faithful lives for Christ. We were humbled to see the Holy Spirit speak words of knowledge, wisdom, and encouragement to each one there. Our lives were impacted deeply.
Acts 3:19 says, “Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.”
--Jason and Jennifer Koeshall