Last night we went to hear Heidi Baker speak at the Foundry. I got to say hi to a friend there I have not seen in quite sometime, Scott McLeod. It was great to see him last night. Then joined my friends to listen to Heidi bring the word. It was great to hear how God had worked on her heart for many of years. She was very honest about the things that bothered with things in America, then to hear how God brought her to a place to reveal His love for those things. God brought her to a place of brokenness as she walked into a bathroom filled with gold sinks and railings with plush red carpet. There God told her that He loved them just as much as He loved those who live in the dumps and slums of Africa.
She then went on to share how she had a vision and seen Jesus standing at the foot of the cross with His arms open wide. Here people would come up to him bow down and laying what they had at His feet kissing them. Then they would get up and go into the dark places of the earth. This was where Jesus light would shine the brightest in them.
When she reached the end of her sermon she had us stand up, close our eyes and ask the Lord to show us who He calling us to serve. When I had done this and I seen the young women who come from the small villages of Ethiopia to the big city of Addis Ababa. Here they are running away from a problem in hopes to find a solution to it, when they only find themselves in a worse position then when they had left home. When they arrive they arrive at the bus station. This is where men come and seek them out. With their smooth talk they take them off to make them slaves, prostitutes, or even worse some of them are sexually abused. Some of them come to Addis Ababa pregnant and have no one to turn to. This also causes a problem for them. They end up homeless and begging.
Why should this be? Sadly there is very little help for these ladies if they can find it. This is my heart. They are needing God's love just as much as you and I do. Who is going to show them? My heart longs to share them the love of God. You see they long to see their dreams fulfilled and they have heard that all the things that they need to succeed is in the big city. These are dreams that God had given them just as He has given us dreams and this is my dream. To see theirs fulfilled. I have joined Mission Ethiopiawho seeks to fill the desires of these ladies, single mothers, widows, and the orphans. We share the same vision and calling of God's heart for them. I am happy to share this calling with them. While I am in Ethiopia I will not get any financial support from Mission Ethiopia. So I am asking for friends, family, and fellow believers in Christ to partner with me. I am still lacking just $400 of monthly supporters to make this happen. I need your prayers in this and I also need your financial support. So I ask you to set some time aside to pray about being a monthly supporter.
She then went on to share how she had a vision and seen Jesus standing at the foot of the cross with His arms open wide. Here people would come up to him bow down and laying what they had at His feet kissing them. Then they would get up and go into the dark places of the earth. This was where Jesus light would shine the brightest in them.
When she reached the end of her sermon she had us stand up, close our eyes and ask the Lord to show us who He calling us to serve. When I had done this and I seen the young women who come from the small villages of Ethiopia to the big city of Addis Ababa. Here they are running away from a problem in hopes to find a solution to it, when they only find themselves in a worse position then when they had left home. When they arrive they arrive at the bus station. This is where men come and seek them out. With their smooth talk they take them off to make them slaves, prostitutes, or even worse some of them are sexually abused. Some of them come to Addis Ababa pregnant and have no one to turn to. This also causes a problem for them. They end up homeless and begging.
Why should this be? Sadly there is very little help for these ladies if they can find it. This is my heart. They are needing God's love just as much as you and I do. Who is going to show them? My heart longs to share them the love of God. You see they long to see their dreams fulfilled and they have heard that all the things that they need to succeed is in the big city. These are dreams that God had given them just as He has given us dreams and this is my dream. To see theirs fulfilled. I have joined Mission Ethiopiawho seeks to fill the desires of these ladies, single mothers, widows, and the orphans. We share the same vision and calling of God's heart for them. I am happy to share this calling with them. While I am in Ethiopia I will not get any financial support from Mission Ethiopia. So I am asking for friends, family, and fellow believers in Christ to partner with me. I am still lacking just $400 of monthly supporters to make this happen. I need your prayers in this and I also need your financial support. So I ask you to set some time aside to pray about being a monthly supporter.
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