the power of one.

one. one. one. one. one. one.

one man. one woman.a table for one. a single. a group of one. tea for one.

one. only..ONE.

who is to doubt the power of an indivudual? Do I doubt the power of one? Do I doubt myself? Do I doubt you? Do I doubt the impact that only ONE person can have on my life? And- do I question the impact that I (one,) could have on another?

Thought 3 in part, Jesus Christ came as one man- and in this one man we are saved from eternal suffering. Romans 5:19- "For just through disobedience of ONE man, the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the ONE man, the MANY will be made righteous"

I don't want to doubt my being here. I don't want to become so overwhelmed by this culture and these people that I doubt the amazing act of God in bringing me here.

I never want to doubt the impact of one. Though, so many times I don't feel complete..I don't feel like I'm even a "one," rather, more like a half.
and sometimes, I feel like a sixteenth. or maybe, a a twenthieth. or hundreth of a whole- but, through one man, sin entered the world and ALL people, and through one man (one, AMAZING, PERFECT man,) sin is forgiven and all men made righteous.
one. one. one.

I think of this as I make my plans for Christmas vacation. I've been doing some research on non-profit organizations in southeast asia (singapore, indonesia, cambodia, laos, vietnam, etc) to see if there are any opporutnities to serve during my 12 day break. I've sent emails to several organizations, and many haven't replied.
Again- one email..insignificant? one American trying to make a difference- useless? Though so many parts of life seem to painfully bruise one's self-worth and significance, never, ever doubt the impact of one.

one prayer can save a life. one act of kindess can change a life. one penny a day can feed the hungry (or, so the commercials claim..haha)
so- with this...I continue.

one year. one girl. one country. one God.