Faces at Lord of Life: John Peterson

If there were a person at Lord of Life to receive a reward for being a “Super-volunteer” it would be John Peterson. John is an incredible blessing to the family here at Lord of Life. To give you an idea of the many ways that John serves the Lord through the Church consider the following list:

1) He is an Elder
2) He coordinates the AA meetings every Sunday night at Lord of Life
3) He is a leader for Celebrate Recovery on Friday evenings
4) He is a trained Stephen Minister
5) He serves on the Strategic Advancement Team
6) He is a full-time volunteer during the week doing everything from mowing the lawn, to fixing staff computer problems, to handy man extraordinaire
7) He has helped furnish woodworking tools for the start of a new woodworking ministry at Lord of Life
8) He serves once a month, operating the video screens on Sunday morning

I asked John what he appreciates about Lord of Life. He says that he appreciates the diversity of this church that the people come from all different walks of life from farmers to business men, from retired people to young families. They all bring their different talents. He loves that this is an alive church, we sometimes make mistakes, but we are not afraid to try new things and invite others.

At the time of this writing John is preparing to leave on October 18 for Sierra Leon. He will be embarking on a two week medical mission trip where he and Dr. Susan Busse will be conducting research on a low cost treatment for Malaria. It is a study that could potentially change the third world countries forever. In addition to the research, John and the ministry team will be conducting evangelistic worship services in this predominately Muslim country.

I asked John why he serves. “I like to give,” he said, “ I get more out of giving than anything, the reward is astounding, worth more than money. Even if this trip doesn’t work out the way we hope, we will still make an impact, and that will be worth it all.”

Thank you John for your servant’s heart. Thank you for serving the Lord. We will pray that God will continue to use you in an incredible way.