Have you ever been hungry?

Have you ever seen a nice warm meal and then your stomach growled and you were hungry? But when was the last time you ate? Was it just minuets or hours ago? Often we complain that we are hungry or starving, but just because we haven't eaten for a few hours doesn't mean we are starving. Recently we fasted for a day without eating food to draw closer to the Lord and seek His direction in a few areas of our life and family. We live in America, the land of food, and have never been without food because we didn't have any.

Now, imagine with me for a moment that you are so hungry that you have to resort to eating dirt just to fill your belly? But what you don’t know is that in the mud you just ate there are toxic chemicals. As you get sicker and sicker you wonder if anyone can help you. As you begin to be in more pain you hear stories of people in the West who have so much food they actually throw most of it away.

Now that paints a picture of true starving, and the reality is that in India there are over 2 million children who die of hunger each year. Can you grasp that number? Think of it this way, that’s 6,000 children every day who die from hunger. Remember we have a fridge full of food that we can grab when we feel like it and a microwave to instantly cook it in too. Would you join us in prayer for those around the world without food? And most importantly would you join in praying for their salvation?

Compassion is love in action. Start with being in prayer, and if the Lord puts it on your heart to help by giving then let it be done by His leading and provision. Together we can help these kids, and those children who are sponsored through Bridge of Hope who receive education, love, a hot meal and most of all the hope and love of Jesus through a personal relationship.

Please visit: http://www.gfa.org/sponsorachild/benefits/

You have the opportunity to reach into at least one child's life through sponsorship. We can pray for these children and know that our Father hears these prayers. Consider this opportunity to sponsor in light of eternity.

For more information check out:

GFA Resources: 

http://www.gfa.org/sponsorachild/benefits/

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/missionary-doctor-witnesses-depressing-medical-cases/

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/medical-camp-makes-impact/

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/clean-hands-and-pure-hearts/

Web Articles:

http://www.thp.org/learn_more/issues/know_your_world_facts_about_hunger_and_poverty?gclid=CNXJz6_Fka0CFQNjTAodVX5alA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8682558.stm            

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-27/india/28009938_1_global-hunger-index-food-insecurity-india-ranks               

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/in-booming-india-hunger-kills-6000-kidsdaily/62220-17.html             

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/world/asia/13malnutrition.html

Online Evangelism

Each day millions of people search desperately online for answers to their questions. They’re looking for something real and they don't know it but they are really searching for Jesus. Let's face it, most of us are a bit shy in sharing our faith in Jesus Christ face to face, even though most of us have done that before.

What if there was a way you could become better a sharing the Gospel through practicing a few hours every week with real people? Have you every boldly shared the love of Christ with people online in an email, online chat or over the phone? There are several ministries that are taking the whole gospel to the whole world, and we can be a part of that and help fulfill the great commission.

As you read this, know that there are hurting people from all over the world who are searching for answers online who are ready and waiting to surrender their lives to Jesus Christ. Through Internet evangelism  and online outreach, you can help so many people as they make that decision to follow Christ and help them grow in their faith. Are you interested? If so, please check out the following websites for more information:

www.searchforjesus.net - Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
http://www.needhimresources.com - Need Him Ministries
http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com - Campus Crusade for Christ International
http://www.webevangelism.com -  Internet Evangelism Coalition, Billy Graham Center

The Cross Is Life by Billy Graham

The Cross Is Life by Billy Graham

A gospel that appeals to our reason or righteousness will always be popular, for people like to feel that we can circumvent the cross of Christ. The cross left no footing for man to stand upon. It put the responsibility of man's redemption upon Christ. Had not man failed? And was he not and is he not continuing to fail? Hasn't history proved that "there is none righteous, no, not one"? (Romans 3:10).

The cross comes with its mighty power to bring low as well as to exalt, for it exalts none but those whom first it humbles. It calls the pious worshiper to come down out of his ivory tower and to take his place at the cross with the outcast and the vile. It tells the earnest seeker and the anxious inquirer that by their own efforts they are made not one whit better until they put their hope fully in Him who was slain. It tells the sincere evangelical, whose mind is a treasury of orthodox doctrines, that he must stand beside the drunkard and harlot and say, "God be merciful to me a sinner!" (Luke 18:13).

I realize that these are hard sayings, but the Bible says that the cross is an offense to the righteousness of man. The cross says that "all have sinned" (Romans 3:23). It decrees that every person, marred by sin, must be remade. It is more than pardon, for forgiveness cancels the old wrong but leaves a man where he is morally. It is even more than justification, for justification makes a man judicially worthy in the sight of God. The cross means life.

	Do you have life through the cross?

Prayer

Lord, forgive us for thinking that we can create our own righteousness. Help us to learn what it means to put our hope fully in Christ and to have life to the fullest. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Scripture quotations are taken by permission from The Holy Bible, New King James Version, copyright ©1979, 1980, 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, Nashville, Tenn. From Billy Graham: "Decision" magazine, February 2012, ©1956 BGEA.

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