“Clay Under His Seal” Mission Team Enroute to Uganda

The flaming sunset finds an answering fire in my heart as our plane draws nearer to Uganda. When the sun rises again I will be looking into the shining faces of Exodus and Margret, Augustane and Jennifer, Peter, Stella, Nelson, Elizabeth, and many others we love. Ed and I are the sole members of this mission team. Setting a new precedent, we picked our team name while driving to the airport.

Even though mission team names are generally chosen from the scriptural Word and direction received on mission, "Clay Under His Seal" presented itself before we set out. We adapted the phrase from Job 38. My brother Kevin had quoted it at our Saturday morning prayer meeting and it left me breathless. Later, Ed and I prayed the Word. We heard it as a promise from God. He set His seal upon us for this trip. We go forward as His ambassadors. The Word gave direction. We pledged to move in submission, choosing to be consciously soft-hearted, teachable, and awaiting impressions from God.

I sense God will mold our hearts, re-form them, and deepen our awareness of His Sovereignty. I pray God will find us malleable as He presses His signet ring into our hearts. I pray we will be as "Clay under His Seal", conformed to our King's desires.

As sky colors fade and stars appear, I recall Job 38:12, "Have you ever roused the morning, given directions to the dawn...earth stands out clear like clay stamped by a seal, in all its colors …". I wait for arrival in Uganda and the dawn.