John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the
full.
Jesus didn't just die to give us life in
heaven. He died to bring us new life
here on earth. The thief comes only to
steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to
the full. We also know that there is
healing in the atonement. We can pray
with confidence because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross. No longer should we doubt what God's will is
in a given situation. For me knowing
this gives me incredible boldness and confidence when praying for others.
This past month I have been reading the book, The Way of Life by Bill Johnson
Bill writes, “Heaven itself thrives on the
presence of God. Our commission is only
possible with the increase of the overwhelming atmosphere of the glory of God
that increases as we pray our assignment with faith. Those prayers must be followed with the risks
necessary to display His will on earth.”
God longs for His kingdom to influence this
one. I believe with all my heart that we
are called to bring his life giving presence to places of darkness, places of
dread and disappointment. We are called
to true religion and that is ministry to widows and orphans in need. God has continued to engrave on my heart how
important it is to show His Father’s heart to a broken and fatherless
generation. It is also the reason that
God is continuing to shift Sharon and my focus on to the incredible opportunity
to be a blessing and bring life to schools and orphanages in Uganda.
As you may know we have just returned from
spending three weeks there and we have been so inspired by world changers there
like our African son, Jeslor along with Shaka, Pastor Patrick, Pastor Elijah
and his amazing wife Naomie. It amazes
me to see the incredible sacrifice, the commitment and passion that they serve
with. There is a genuine love and
commitment to the next generation. They pray bold prayers like the ability to
take more children in, to purchase 3 acres of land for their school to expand,
to believe God for provision. They
sacrifice building their own home so their church and schools can thrive! They start schools even when they don’t know
how the LORD will provide, but He does, He shows up and we capture glimpses of
heaven on earth!
The world changer that invited us to Uganda
was Pastor Grace and he is an amazing father to so many. Here is a post that he
recently shared on Facebook.
For the last 10 years we have been in the
place, Entebbe Lunyo the home of My People Ministries. In that scope of time;
Christ City Kayabwe came into exisistance now giving hope to many girl and
boys. Through this place more 27 churches have been planted in different parts
of Uganda - giving hope to million lives of people......!!! Through this place
many souls have come to Christ through monthly crusades, conferences and
outreaches; alcoholics, bandits, drug-addicts, thugs, thieves, hopeless
etc....Through this place we have seen supernatural healings, miracles, signs
and wonders, the home of Shalom Healing Rooms... Jealousy developed in the Landlord and all
who saw us from scratch to grace.... what came up is to receive ANOTHER LAWYER
LETTER OF VACATING THIS PLACE OR THE CHURCH WILL BE BROKEN DOWN WITHIN FEW
MONTHS!!!!!
The amazing news is that is God is
answering the prayer for new land and provision is already being made for the
purchase of their own property. We had
the joy to walk and pray over their potential new landing spot.
Sharon and I also had the joy of dedicating
two trees in the prayer garden of Pastor Grace’s school / orphanage that is
home to over 600 students in Christ City.
It was on October 26th Rylan’s birthday that we named one tree after him
and prayed for the success of our businesses here in Canada to generously
support these ministries. We also named
another Jeslor and dedicated it to his vision for Trust Future Uganda. It was an amazing experience!
Bill Johnson closes one chapter in his book
by asking the following question, “How much of the prayer “on earth as it in
heaven” are we willing to pursue?
It is a question that I am wrestling right
now with and my Ugandan brothers and sisters have certainly stretched me in
every way to be a giant risk taker for the kingdom of heaven!!
