Pastor John and Amos

John Thomas has been preaching from Amos the last few weeks and he has really come down on the people of South Africa in comparison to Israel. Israel did the finger pointing to everyone else but never saw them as being in trouble. (He showed us the little trick if you point your finger at something or someone there are 3 fingers pointing back at you) He is warning the locals that if we don’t turn from our wicked ways, that God could allow the happenings of Zimbabwe to happen in South Africa and all over Africa for that matter. He is challenging everyone to make a difference in the community and it has impacted a lot of people in the congregation. We have about 80 or more black people from the Masi township, (mostly Zims) that are coming to our church and he is preaching the Word of God about helping the poor. A lot of you know his heart when he comes to Nashville to share stories and he has really opened his heart to his own church. He is reminding us these people are in our back yards. Mike and I have been watching American Idol, which we never did, but this past week was Idol give back. They raised over 60 million dollars in one night to help people in Africa and other places. I can’t believe the humanitarian effort that one show can produce but if all that money was strategically placed, and people were teaching about God’s love, I believe it could bring about some change. However it is not about the money, what we have to remember is God allows things to happen for different reasons to bring His Children back to Him. God is a loving God and what He wants more than anything is for all of us to turn from our wicked ways and seek Him with all our heart, mind and soul. When we have that right relationship with Jesus, we can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. Phil 4:13
Pray for opportunities for me and Mike to make a difference and to share God’s love with someone who needs to hear that right now.