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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Pray for people that we will visit
this week and seek to study the Bible with. Pray for salvation of
families, not just individuals.
- Pray for unity among our team.