Did you know that fulfilling the great commission in the scriptures can be as simple as learning to practice hospitality in our homes? Sue Donaldson had wanted to be a missionary to the world, from her youth. In her adulthood she realized that the mission field starts right at her own address, at her own table. You will see the journey she takes, one step at a time, in obedience to her Lord, to love her neighbor. She now sees her home and table as her greatest way to show the world, the welcoming heart of God, one cup of coffee at a time. We are invited into her home and heart to see where the seed of her now blooming hospitable lifestyle began, and how even the most shy introverted busy person, can take steps toward hospitality.
VERSE: IICor. 5:15-“And he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.”
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Topics Shared:
Baptist Church as a child
Hospitably parents
Guests almost weekly
Los Angeles Baptist College, now Masters University
Wanted to be a Pastor’s Wife
Crisis of faith
Sharing doubts with a friend, faith hanging by a star
Traveling to Seattle with a singing group
On mission trip in Guatemala, seeking God
Content to be single
Translating the Bible
Married at 35, after her husband proposed 3 times
Speaking at Bible Study and retreats
Three daughters
Mentored for 25 years
Developing a love for teaching
Called to hospitality
A lifestyle of inviting over the next person God brings into her life
Conversation Starters
THE P.S. Questions Answered:
Fun stories of hospitality that didn’t go so well
What if I am an introvert, how can I be hospitable?
What if I don’t cook?
Free resources from Sue: Free resources: https://welcomeheart.com/meg-glesener-letters-from-home/
Sue Donaldson’s Links:
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Guest Quotes:
“Oh Sue, everyone has doubts.” Mrs. Duncan
“If God is not big enough for your questions, then He isn’t a big enough God.” Mr. HIlls, Professor at Corban University
“Hospitality is for fellowship and community, but it is also to show off the welcoming heart of God.”
“Sharing the welcoming heart of God is a lifestyle of inviting the next person God brings into your life.”
“The great commission where it says we are to go into all the world, well we don’t really have to go very far. We just need to go across the street. And I find that can be more intimidating that going to the mission field.”
“It is not what I do that brings people to Jesus, it is who He is.”
“True hospitality is about the guest, not the host. Entertaining is about the host.”
“Hospitality is welcoming the world to your table and showing them the heart of God.”
Related Episodes:
Ep. 7 – “The Dream of My Life” Grace Nelson (89)
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