The Main Thing

When people welcome us with open arms

To take away time from family, job & farms

We boast in none other than our King

And we keep the main thing the main thing.

When doors are closed and everyone hides

When soil is hard, and people are blind

To truth that opens eyes and sets them free,

We keep the main thing the main thing.

When we get to play with kids & see smiles on their face

When we get to teach them songs & play some games

When we get to swim in the river & throw the Frisbee

We try to keep the main thing the main thing.

When kids just stand there and watch everything we do

Whether it’s bathing, washing clothes, talking or cooking food

When their constant presence takes away from the solitude we need

Still we always try to keep the main thing the main thing.

When people are eager to hear about God’s word & love

When they want to follow Him whether times are good or tough

When they put their faith into the Gospel of truth that we bring

We definitely keep the main thing the main thing.

When people don’t want to listen & have closed hearts

When they let us in to talk, but their attention parts

When they simply don’t care & just want us to leave

It can be hard, but we keep the main thing the main thing.

When the team is unified in the name of Christ

When we all work together and are filled with life

With servant hearts and our minds set on the King

We sure do keep the main thing the main thing.

When attitudes flare and tempers are quick

When there’s constant exhaustion and people are sick

When nothing goes right and it’s hard to even call us a team

Only by God’s grace we keep the main thing the main thing.

When we finish up our work and the summer comes to a close

When we go back to normal life as we all head home

The mission doesn’t stop. For life we’re called to share this love & mercy

And in all of our days, we keep the main thing the main thing.

-Hannah G.