Always Toward the SONshine
This past Sunday was a special day in the annual calendar for the first Sunday in March. It was the Cape Town Cycle Tour - 30,000 cyclists from all over the world converged on Cape Town for the 109 km ride around the Cape peninsula. It's a beautiful, but challenging race......there's some very steep hills!
Four of our All Nations guys did the race - with a special addition. They had with them a young man from the local community who is disabled. He had his own special riding device with handles on the side that the guys could pull him along. Someone who could have never done the race on his own was enabled to participate in this event with their help. It actually brought tears to my eyes as I watched on the livestream. The photo below this post is of them at race's end with their medals.
They had signs on the side about the ministry they do called "Children of Promise." They work in a local community - and once a year take about 100 kids to camp. It's the highlight of the year for the kids.
And isn't that a visual of our lives - we all need someone to help us along, pull us along at certain times. We can never make it alone. I know I could never have made it alone through all these hard years. When I wrote about it being 10 years from the day Floyd got sick - I received so many encouraging messages. I savored them - read them over and over. It was very special to me.
Someone reminded me of a song that I hadn't thought of for a while. Even If by MercyMe. The words were straight from my heart during the difficult years of Floyd's illness. That song became my anthem. I sang and spoke it out hundreds of times. I share it below. The words still ring so true in my heart in all I continue to face. He's good and faithful - even if nothing changes!
I read a quote from the poet Walt Whitman. "Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." If we keep our face always toward the SONshine - shadows will fall behind us as He carries us and takes care of us.
I am so grateful for the goodness, mercy, and faithfulness of the Lord! He is awesome. It is truly well with my soul!
If you would like to listen to the song please click here
About the Author: Sally McClung is a member of the All Nations International Leadership Team and is co-founder of All Nations. Her husband, Floyd McClung, was a world-renown missions leader. Floyd went to be with Jesus in 2021. He is the author of 16 books, including the best-selling books, “The Father Heart of God” and “Living on the Devil’s Doorstep.”
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