It's Time!
This past weekend was Missions Week at King of Kings Baptist Center, the church behind the many ministries of Living Hope to which I am connected. I was particularly challenged by the words of the key speaker, Willie Crew, founder and director of the Pretoria based World Missions Center with a worldwide reach. In a time when we are all trying to find our footing in the financial quicksand of the current recession Crews says God is saying it is time to shift to a higher gear of ministry and allow God to provide the resources in His amazing way. He reminded us that "love is the currency of God's kingdom." He also said, based on missions around the world, that God will use the "lepers' of the world, people with HIV and AIDS, homeless, ex-prisoners and so on to be his messengers of good news. I identify with what he said. Last week as I spoke to the men and women in the homeless ministry Living Grace, I asked two of the women with me in the photo, what their plans for the day were. they had none and the Holy Spirit prompted me that I must join with others to do something more. This week I will meet with the manager Peter, seen with the Bible in the photo, there to see what Evangeline Ministries can to to provide skills for those women. It is the next step and I do not have any answers as yet, but sense God is leading here. Among these homeless women are those who live with HIV and AIDS, and many battle alcoholism and drug abuse but they faithfully come to worship and yes for bread and tea. We tell them about the love of Jesus but we realize that we must now show them that love in a practical way by helping them develop their skills, earn income and build new lives. Pray with me about this and I'll keep you posted.
This past weekend was Missions Week at King of Kings Baptist Center, the church behind the many ministries of Living Hope to which I am connected. I was particularly challenged by the words of the key speaker, Willie Crew, founder and director of the Pretoria based World Missions Center with a worldwide reach. In a time when we are all trying to find our footing in the financial quicksand of the current recession Crews says God is saying it is time to shift to a higher gear of ministry and allow God to provide the resources in His amazing way. He reminded us that "love is the currency of God's kingdom." He also said, based on missions around the world, that God will use the "lepers' of the world, people with HIV and AIDS, homeless, ex-prisoners and so on to be his messengers of good news. I identify with what he said. Last week as I spoke to the men and women in the homeless ministry Living Grace, I asked two of the women with me in the photo, what their plans for the day were. they had none and the Holy Spirit prompted me that I must join with others to do something more. This week I will meet with the manager Peter, seen with the Bible in the photo, there to see what Evangeline Ministries can to to provide skills for those women. It is the next step and I do not have any answers as yet, but sense God is leading here. Among these homeless women are those who live with HIV and AIDS, and many battle alcoholism and drug abuse but they faithfully come to worship and yes for bread and tea. We tell them about the love of Jesus but we realize that we must now show them that love in a practical way by helping them develop their skills, earn income and build new lives. Pray with me about this and I'll keep you posted.
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