TEAM Work

I took the kids to the Tillamook Cheese Factory recently where I snapped this picture of the production line. For those of you who don't know this small dairy cooperative in Oregon produces some really amazing cheese. Interestingly just moments after taking this photo the whole line came to a stop. As we walked further on we saw that the whole line had come to a stop because of one person (the cheese wrapper) was having difficulty keeping up. The consequence, every person on the line was forced to stop their work. Withing thirty seconds though there were two more people helping this person get caught up.

Cheese Production Line

Ever since I got sick the people at First United Presbyterian Church of Queens Village have done an amazing job of making sure that everything continues to run as it should. My medicine has left me more susceptible to getting infections so they have made sure that everyone who is sick gets visited by someone else. They know I get tired easy and have made sure I don't need to take out the trash, move tables, or rearrange chairs (Pastor's do that type of stuff just in case you didn't know).

They are my extended family and an amazing group of people. Yet our growth over the last two year has nothing to do with how nice they are or how compelling my Sermon's are every Sunday. We are successful because we work together as a TEAM always keeping our eye on the Lord. In our church that means always being a servant, helping the needy, and welcoming the least of these.

Just like the TEAM at the Tilamook Cheese Factory we know that it only takes one person crashing to take the whole system down, so we support each other. Who do you support that helps keep your system (life) going? Could you be doing more?