My friend Helen, who is an amazing woman of God and courageous enough to follow Jesus around the world, has just emailed some news and photos.Her stories of places in India (which are so familiar to me) and experiences in Rwanda/Mozambique, just stir in me a love for such people and places. I just get taken to a place of longing to be in touch with such precious people - each child, woman and man who God loves. It's something of Jesus in us that draws us to reach out and touch each individual with love.
I was reading yesterday an account from a girl in Moz who also works for Iris ministries there. I related so strongly with her simple statement that 'nothing could be so important' as caring for 'unwanted', withdrawn children and seeing them change into healthy, whole - fun loving, Jesus praising, kids. You can check it all out at http://www.irismin.org/
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Thanks Sarah for visiting my blog earlier. I followed up the link to living generously and was intrigued and pleased to see lifestyle issues being promoted by the 24-7 prayer movement. Excellent! I wondered, when you dropped by whether you'd noticed the link to the book "Praying the Pattern"? It is about praying using the Lord's prayer as a guide, and one section is about 'lifestyle praying'. Just thought that might be of interest. Just visit here to order a copy direct from the author [slightly cheaper that way].
I have a friend that spent a couple of years with Iris. He has some amazing stories from his time there. God seems to move more in places like that. I think we, as the weatern world, can stand to be a bit more desperate for God. Then, maybe, we will see the miracles.
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