Coming Back

On Sunday a.m. we packed into the van and drove about 10 minutes to Pastor Kisnel's All-In-One Village where they do church every Sunday from 8-11 a.m. Yes, 3 hours of church...in an open-air tent...no a/c or cool gentle breeze...dressed in their Sunday best (a lot of guys did wear a tie & sport coat).

The night prior, our Global Orphan leader, John Carr, prepped us for what the church service would be like. I sensed God's whisper, "pay attention tomorrow & notice how big I am".

I'll share the details another time, but check out this short video I shot during the service...



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We learned afterwards that there was a worshiper of satan at church that day checking this Jesus thing out. He was one of the young men in the white shirts in the front right, about 4 rows back. He was still talking with Pastor Kesnel about Christ with 3 other young men when we left a couple hours after church ended. I think God was pulling him close.

So big is our God...that He even shows up at a make-shift church structure made of 2x4's, USAid tarps, and a floor made of tons of golfball-to-baseball-sized rocks. There, Jesus Christ is alive and present, because He hears His people calling to Him (click that link). He even hears His children who have gone astray and are chasing after someone or something else...even following the devil. He hears, and this is exactly how He responds...




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American lifestyle breeds these deceivers of lust, money, self-image and self-worth (the pursuit of "stuff") that dilute our once-childlike faith & love of Jesus...we become watered-down in our faith...or indifferent altogether.

In my community, probably like yours, it's more common that someone "that's gone astray from God" looks like this "indifference" instead of actively & knowingly worshiping satan. Maybe we even "go to church" but never truly follow Jesus. And maybe there's a legit reason...I was there before, too. That's actually exactly WHY he still shows up (click that link).

If you are in Tampa, check this out.

If you're somewhere else, check out this or this online.

No matter how far we have gone away from God
(yes, even with all your baggage),
He is eager to have us back...