Today I went to Kristin's (housemate) church and this girl talked about outreach and what she thought it was all about and a few things stood out for me to make me look at my own life here in Vancouver. Peeps always think that 'outreach' means hands on, physically going out and doing something. But I don't think this is true. I think when your asking someone if they need prayer, or if you are organising a group of young adults to meet up regularly, or if you take the time to get to know the people (kids and their families in my case) you work with....all of this is reaching out. I want to serve in South Africa but before I do that, I have to prove to myself that genuine outreach in the developed society is just as important to Gods Kingdom as outreach in the developing world.   

It was also mentioned that outreach is a compartment in our busy lives. When I was at home, my outreach was something I did after work, after school and after socialising. When I am in Vancouver, outreach IS my work, my school and a part of my social life. And this is one of the things that scares me the most about deciding to go home next year....that outreach will become a compartment again.