The Middle or Really, I'm Not Gay

Today was long. Very long. Over 20,000 steps long. That my friend, is a lot of steps. I know how many steps I took because my phone counts them. Don't ask me how, because I don't know, but it is awesome. And Magic. But lots of walking. The three guys who came out here to start the church prayerwalk the community 6 days a week. 6 days a week, they are out in the community, prayer walking. Praying God's will and power over these people, these houses, this community. They are wholly devoted to what God has called them to, and it drives them.

So today, we walked with them. We joined them in canvasing the area in prayer, and as we started, I really felt what they are up against. The spiritual oppression that these people live under and in was almost tangible. The enormity of it was almost overwhelming; that from where I stood, most of the houses and apartments that I could see were inhabited by people who don't know the Lord, and would spend eternity apart from Him. The workers are few. So very few.

So we prayed as we walked, for lives to be changed, hearts and minds to be touched. That God would be glorified. We passed out almost 4500 door hangers, and they mailed out 90,000 mailers advertising the Easter Egg hunt and the Easter Service. Statistical, the rate of return for mailers and door hangers is around 1%. But so far, the rate of return for their mailers and door hangers has been much, much greater than that, and we can thank God for that. That in the face of spiritual oppression, that there are those who are willing to sacrifice it all to follow God's leading, and that there are those who are willing to come alongside them, and support them with their gifts and services.

While we were passing out the door hangers at the trailer parks (the cost to rent one rivaled our mortgage payment) Rob was approached by two ladies asking what we are doing. He told them, and they said 'Oh' and complimented him on his bracelet. Rob for some reason thought that they thought that he was gay. So he told them that it really is a tool for sharing the gospel, but didn't really go into it. They were a little disappointed.

I probably shouldn't tell all these stories about him, but really, I'm not at all interesting.

Oh, I did make some comment about being nimble and quick, jump out of the car to close the back glass, and then slam my head against the car roof getting back in. Now I have this huge scrape on the top of my head. So, apparently, I'm just quick.