Acts 20:3–6 (ESV) There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. 5 These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, 6 but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.
I have read past these names so many times with little thought of how important they were to Paul. As I am about to set out on a mission trip to Africa, I am thankful for the men I am traveling with: Bill Starr, Jason Graham, and Todd Crosby. We will be working with Mark and Parker, whom my wife and I traveled with to do ministry in New York several years ago and that I served on staff with for years. Each of these leaders are gifted in their unique way and my joy is to get to serve with them.
Who we journey through life with is important. We all need good friends that we can stand in Christ with. Praise God for your friends today and celebrate the fact that Jesus calls us to community and to live on mission with others who love us, love Him, and that we love.
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