Wednesday, July 4, 2012

P52 Nashville: Grilling Fried Chicken


Well, it's been a busy week, but the Lord has worked in mighty ways. On Sunday of this week we planned to go out to a local park and meet Kurdish families. Many Kurdish families go to this park to picnic on Sundays, and we thought it would be a great time to meet families and build relationships. On the way over there we stopped at Kroger to get some picnic food, i.e. fried chicken, but by the time we got there it was cold. As we arrived, we didn't see any Kurdish families, and we were a little sad about that, but decided to picnic anyway. A family came up to us and said we could use the grill that they left, which still had hot coals under it, so that's when we got a brilliant idea. We decided to grill fried chicken.

     Turns out, fried chicken has a LOT of grease and oil, and our picnic plans quickly turned to fire-prevention plans. Our food was burned to a crisp, and we were left with nothing to eat. Not exactly the best way to start a picnic. Within minutes, however, a Kurdish family arrived at the park, and they saw our pitiful picnic results and invited us to come and eat with them! We weren't sure exactly how to meet people, but the Lord clearly provided a way for us to build relationships and share Bible stories through us being foolish Americans and trying to grill fried chicken! The Lord works in mysterious ways.

     We also had the opportunity to put on a 5k Run/Walk to raise funds and awareness about refugees in the Nashville area. It was a great opportunity for us to spread the word and raise awareness about ways that the Church can be involved with these people through refugee relocation and gospel ministries. Please pray for the Church in the Nashville area and in cities across the nation that have high refugee populations. Memphis is quickly becoming one of these cities, so Church, prepare yourself to take up this mission in your area! Do research and find out if there are refugee populations in your area! These people need the gospel. They need a friend and God can change the world through these people. Many of these refugees have contacts across the globe in their oikos (sphere of influence), so see the vision of the gospel going to all nations through working with these people. God's heart is for the foreigner, and ours must be as well.

Please pray for our team:
  1. Pray for the Buddhist temple visit this Saturday. Pray for the gospel to break forth in power, and that we might see the salvation and commissioning of many.
  2. Pray for the national network of people working with Kurds that we are trying to set up. Pray that the Lord would give His people a passion to reach the Kurds here in the US and around the globe.
  3. Pray for people that we will visit this week and seek to study the Bible with. Pray for salvation of families, not just individuals.
  4. Pray for unity among our team.