During the last two years all of you have seen pictures of my team and I doing things like..
Bungee jumping at Victoria falls
Watching the sunrise at Angkor Wat
Canyoning Mount Olympus in Greece
Sitting on the edge of Sani Pass in South Africa
Eating Tarantulas in Cambodia
Washing an elephant in Thailand
Hiking the Grand Canyon
Sitting on the edge of Horseshoe Bend
Exploring Time Square
You’ve seen me at beautiful places doing once in a lifetime things.
But what you don’t see is more important..
You don’t get to see the..
Kids that are hungry and cold
Women that are stuck in the sex industry
Widows that have been outcasted by their society
Orphanage that are longing for the love of a mother
Addicts that are withdrawing and searching for the next high
Men that are homeless and in need of a meal and a warm bed
Young adults stuck in generational sin
Whole towns empty of youth because they are trying to escape from the norms of their family
Couples in unhappy marriages because of past sins
Team members battling depression
Parents living paycheck to paycheck determined to give their children the best
Battered women running for their safety
Johns that are forcing women and children to sell their bodies
Lonely men and women that are desiring love from any other person
Business men that put their worth in their work
Women that struggle with self image and comparison
Senior citizens kicked to the street because they aren’t physically able to work
Old men sleeping under tin to stay warm
Children without shoes that walk across trash everyday
Women that get verbally abused by men
I don’t show you pictures of our broke world.
But remember what you don’t see… you don’t get to see the children of God we get to love on and encourage. Simply because their privacy comes first.
Everyday for the last two years I have given my time to other people because God has asked me to surrender myself and my selfish desires. But the only thing I feel comfortable sharing with everyone is the happy moments amongst the painful ones.
Every example I’ve given you is also wrapped up in hope, joy, and love. A lot of the people I’ve sat with find joy in the small things in life and are continuously fighting the battle.
Let me remind you that “our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
The enemy has no place in your life, my life, or anyone else’s. Simply because of our sweet savior Jesus.
God has given me the task of reminding people of that and coming alongside people and fighting their battles with them. Though it seems like I bask in a life of beautiful views and adventurous things, remember the battles that our fellow brothers and sisters are facing.
Come alongside them
Love them where they are
Encourage them
Remind them of what our savior did for them
Give them a glimpse of hope
Because trust me, there is no better feeling in the world.
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With love & surrender,
Alex
