Stuff to know

Water Fast

Okay the big challenge:
December 15th, 2011

  • To go without water for an entire 24 hours.

You are allowed ,for medical purposes,
 1- 8 oz glass of water for taking medication.
Swallow it with gratefulness.
Gratefulness for clean water to take available medication.

  • Tell me all about it

Why do this?
Because our African friends do this.
 So we can get a small glimpse of what their lives are like.

What they face everyday.

Will we truly "get it"? Probably not.
I pray it will build a greater awareness and compassion in us that God can continue to fuel for His purposes,
which are always better than ours.

Some might think "friends" is too strong a word.
 I haven't met them .
My daughter has, my dearest friend Lisa Brodie (founder of Dig Deep)  has, but I have yet to have the privilege and may never.

I write from a perspective of one who does not fully grasp,
 but who is seeking  and wanting an open heart laid bare for others.

No I haven't met them. You haven't met them
But friend is not to strong of a word,
because they are brothers and sisters in Christ.

What if they are not?
What if you are not ?
Not yet belonging to Christ?

the key word here is YET

As our  youth pastor JD Ost likes to say
"You're either saved or pre-saved by Jesus who loves you"
This I believe.

Matthew 25 clearly states that we have opportunity to give to Christ himself by loving "the least of these".  Jesus never said " the  known of these"

He calls us to minister to Him by loving our brothers and sisters ,
wherever and whoever they may be.