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Richard and I were working the LHMI Exhibit at the National Convention of the LCMS in Houston, TX this past July. A man who was obviously blind walked by, hand on a companion's shoulder and using a white cane. After he had passed, a colleague across the aisle told a brief story.
It seems that a number of years ago, the blind man would go into  restaurants and pretend he was not blind. He would have a companion describe the menu to him, and then when the waitress would come, he would point to various areas on the menu and ask questions before placing his order. Often the waitress would not know that he was blind (unless his companion had placed the menu in his hand upside down).
As we worked the display, Richard would ask people passing by if they had hispanic people living in their area. Most often the quick answer was no, but then after further reflection, they would admit that yes, Hispanics did live in their area. One man, after further reflection, reported that an astonishing 40% of his local community was Hispanic when he had initially said "none". Blind, but pretending that he was not?
On two occasions Jesus admonished his Disciples to open their eyes and see the harvest. He told them to view the sheep without a shepherd, to acknowledge that the harvest was ripe. He then told them to pray that the Lord would send workers into his field. (See Matthew 9:36-39 and John 4:34-38 for more insights to Jesus' words.) The vision of the harvest provides an essential key to making your prayers for workers effective.
LHMI exists to train workers to multiply healthy Hispanic ministries. Join us in seeing this harvest and praying for laborers!
(Note: Photo courtesy of The Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod by Kris Bueltmann)
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