Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Job 24:2-12 (New International Version)
2 Men move boundary stones;
they pasture flocks they have stolen.
3 They drive away the orphan's donkey
and take the widow's ox in pledge.
4 They thrust the needy from the path
and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
5 Like wild donkeys in the desert,
the poor go about their labor of foraging food;
the wasteland provides food for their children.
6 They gather fodder in the fields
and glean in the vineyards of the wicked.
7 Lacking clothes, they spend the night naked;
they have nothing to cover themselves in the cold.
8 They are drenched by mountain rains
and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.
9 The fatherless child is snatched from the breast;
the infant of the poor is seized for a debt.
10 Lacking clothes, they go about naked;
they carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.
11 They crush olives among the terraces a]">[a] ;
they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst.
12 The groans of the dying rise from the city,
and the souls of the wounded cry out for help.
But God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Psalm 10:14-18 (New International Version)
14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand.
The victim commits himself to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call him to account for his wickedness
that would not be found out.
16 The LORD is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
17 You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Through His Eyes
Not Forgotten. Looking at the streets of
Not Forgotten has already begun. God has brought together a group of passionate young Ugandans with hearts on fire to change the world they live in for Christ. During my first trip to
Our hearts have been captured by the estimated 5,000 street children who live in
We believe that God will provide a building, enabling us to bring children in off the streets so that we may give them a meal, establish relationships, and share the love of Jesus with them. Our goal is to see many children get off the streets completely and into a home where they will be cared for and able to flourish in their lives. Our prayer is to make contact with surrounding churches and that God will provide more servants to help in this vision.
As we continue the work God has set before us, we plan to also reach out to the disabled, at risk youth, prisoners, the elderly and those caught in prostitution. We want to help them attain the abundant life God has destined for them. Our vision is to help these that are hurting to see that their worth is priceless and that they are unconditionally loved by the Father.
Not Forgotten will be formally introduced to the public in
Edmond Burke said-"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." This quote stirs my heart. In this fallen world, suffering is common and evil seems to prevail. The darkness is continually fighting and being fueled. But we hold the remedy. The LIGHT OF JESUS overtakes the darkness when his children FIGHT BACK and press on in battle. God is on our side and we are meant to fight! We have the victory in HIM! If the enemy can have this much influence and power in this world how much more POWER do we possess as we have God's LIGHT, LOVE, and SPIRIT within us that CONSUMES and OVERTAKES ALL DARKNESS.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. If you are feeling led, please help us fight in this battle to see the broken restored and the beaten down lifted up. Help us to bring a little bit of Heaven down to earth to these people who have felt so much pain in their lives. We need prayer warriors! If you feel led to give a financial gift or if you want to help in ANY way please let us know!
We are connected to The Cause, a non profit in
Again thank you so much for taking time to read this. May God bless your socks off! :)
Bless you,
Kelly