
Thursday, September 26, 2019
KISII REPORT - LEMONADE STAND

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
KISII REPORT - REWARDS AND CHALLENGES
Never have I been involved with a work that has been so
challenging, and yet at the same time so rewarding. On the rewarding side, to
know that we have been involved with a work that has literally saved the lives
of these children has been very gratifying and deeply satisfying. If no one had
intervened in their lives, many would by now probably have been dead, and the rest living
on the streets scrounging in garbage heaps.
One day in Kisii town, when I was walking in the market, I walked past two huge garbage dumpsters. As I was passing, two boys emerged from them, probably about 12 years old or so. They had an appearance like death itself— two starved and emaciat-ed children wearing filthy rags to cover what they could of their muck-caked bodies.
Sunday, September 15, 2019
THE GOOD DEED BALANCE SCALE

It is the common perception of spiritual reality around the world, in
many different religions, and even in daily living—The Good Deed Balance Scale.
You might call it Karma, the Golden Rule, or even “Paying it Forward.”
It is not that all these teachings are bad, necessarily. All are
teachings to encourage us to do good to other people. Rather, it is that these
teachings to no go far enough.
There are some places in the Bible where I wish that the writers would
have added a couple of footnotes. Today’s Scripture reading is one of those
instances.
In this passage, some people had come to Jesus, wanting him to comment
about some “Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices,” as
the writer put it (Luke 13:1).
Friday, September 13, 2019
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS
John the Baptist came preaching repentance, telling anyone
who would listen that “the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
What did John mean to say when he talked about this kingdom? How did the people understand the words “the kingdom of heaven”?
The ancient world had already had several kingdoms in its
history that had arisen to such power that, during the times of their reigns, they had controlled the activities
of all the known peoples of that day. Kingdom
after kingdom had ruled this way in their times before falling from their
position. Finally, leaving nothing but the stone ruins of their ancient and once
great buildings, they were replaced by yet another kingdom.
But the Jews believed
that this cycle of kingdoms rising and falling would eventually cease.
Sunday, September 1, 2019
"BAPTISM NOW SAVES YOU"
Jesus also
said at one time, “He who believes and is baptized shall be saved.”
Just what
role does baptism play in our spiritual walk?
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