How Does the Bible Model the Importance of Visitation?
It was a cool and sunny February Sunday afternoon. I was helping Bethel Church do a community ministry survey. My visiting partner was Paul, a middle-aged man, and our assignment was to discover any needs community residents had that the church might meet. On that Sunday afternoon Paul and I found most people home, and we were received rather well. As we chatted about the information gathered and some of the things we thought that the church might do to minister to these people, we approached the last house in our assigned territory. As we knocked on the door, we could hear noises coming from inside the house, but no one answered. We began to wonder if anyone would respond. Finally we heard a woman’s voice call out, “Who is it?” “Paul and Jerry from Bethel Church,” we replied. “We were just wondering if we could get some information from you.” She opened the door, holding a four-year-old child who was limp in her arms. “I’ve been praying all day that someone would come who could help m
