Please read Philippines Wrap-Up Part 1 before you continue reading this:
This has nothing to do with
nationality. This has nothing to do with an election between two rich guys who
think they can run a country. This is about change- in peoples’ hearts,
peoples’ actions, peoples’ eyes. So many people we run into have lost hope in
everything except the white man and his “great” modern entertainment. Even in
Cuatro people are sitting on their butts text-messaging one another, while
watching Filipino Idol, with their glass full of alcohol and their babies
mouths empty. I see that place almost as a treasure map, and the treasure is
faith, hope, and love. You have to really look around, ask around and dig deep
in order to find a glimpse of its treasure. But once you see it, Praise God, it
is beautiful! But what we have found happening in Cuatro is much like what
happens with a treasure map. You risk the treasure falling into the wrong
hands. We have seen some amazing people fall to laziness, drunkenness, and
shame, and they think there’s no way out. However, what name has the Lord given
this team? Karis! Grace! God’s grace is able to pull these people out of the evil
hands of the enemy and shine them up into the treasures that they are. We have
seen Lonnie go from a rusty old piece of junk to a beautiful, shiny prize of
gold through the grace of Jesus Christ.
I had a dream the other night
where my teammate said that we were ushering out evil from this place and
ushering in righteousness. I tried to repeat it, but it was like the enemy
didn’t want me to say “ushering in righteousness” and my lips didn’t work. This
just shows how threatened satan is by God’s presence in us this month. We have
been tearing down the gates of hell and have been bringing Cuatro to righteousness! Praise the Father who loves
each man beyond our understanding!
Thanks for reading.
