It happened early this past summer. A small herd of elk lumbered into town, grazing and then lying down in a grassy field across the street from a fitness center. It was quite a spectacle, all the more so as elk are naturally reclusive, even shy.
Picture four young bulls, with full racks of antlers, chewing contently, 200 feet from a major intersection! This is what singers at the church choir rehearsal saw when they looked out the windows.
Folks at a nearby stoplight did a double take, and some forgot to go when it turned green. The beep, beep of a car horn got them moving again, but the elk remained unfazed.
A local game warden explained a likely cause for this behavior. Two large alfalfa feeder fields near the edge of town were recently plowed under. This was a perfectly planned place for elk to eat their equivalent of dessert. But now the “ice cream parlor” is closed, and a small group of them went looking for greener pastures. As it turns out, the well-watered grass near the gym is tastier than the native turf out on the prairie.
Regional wildlife experts agree, the elk will likely return to their feeder fields when conditions improve. In the meantime, they’ve asked the public to enjoy the visitation and not disturb our new neighbors.
But he (God) raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks.
Psalm 107:41 ESV
My friend Matt, who blogs at Jesusluvsall, is a teacher and home missionary here in the U.S. In the recent past, his city has been a gathering spot for refugees from war torn countries. Folks from places like the Ukraine came to America seeking temporary asylum, and now Matt teaches them English and shares with them about Jesus.
Like the elk, their “fields” have been plowed under, and they simply seek safe pasture, until conditions improve. Most of them want to go back home, when the time is right.
A group of Ukrainian Christians even started a church in Matt’s city, and it’s thriving! Kind reader, will you join me in prayer and support for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters in Christ, and for Brother Matt who faithfully ministers among them?
Thank you for reading. 🙏❤️ Prayers and love.
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