Love

I have been asked at times why I think my God is the real God. Why the God I serve is the right one. And there is one word that can answer that question. It is how God said people would know we belonged to Him. Love. You will not find the love that Christians have in any other religion. Not only love for fellow Christians but for their neighbors, community members, and the world. For people who are lost and need hope. I want to share with you just a few of the many organizations that show this love on a daily basis. My hope is that this will stir up something in you. That you will see the love that shines through and you will want that same love. Then also you may want to support or even volunteer for a organization and start changing the world too. It all begins with love.

Convoy of Hope is an organization that responds to tragedies world wide and even right here in the United States. When earthquakes, floods, and other disasters hit; they organize a team immediately and get on the road. They have a 300,000 square foot warehouse stocked with water and food to get out to the people. They have a fleet of trucks ready to roll. To date they have helped over 28 million people in 112 countries and 45 states. They have also started up nutrition programs in 120 countries. All volunteers, all filled with the love of Christ. If you go to their website you can learn more about them. You can see videos of their amazing work. They have doctors who willingly give their time and go to places like Haiti to help with the sick. In a world where money seems to talk that is not so with these people. Its about changing lives and spreading love.

World Vision is another organization. Reaching millions all over the world with the necessities of life. They are able to do this through sponsors who sign up and agree to sponsor a child. They find the way to provide food and water to these children. Giving these children a chance to grow, to be healthy, and to just be a child.

Teen Challenge was started by Rev. David Wilkerson. He was saddened by teen violence and the toll it was taking on his community. He gave up his pastoral job and went into helping teen gang members full time. It was the start of this wonderful program called Teen Challenge. Today teen challenge not only helps teens, it is there for adults as well. It is a well respected drug and alcohol addiction program that works. Why is it so successful? Because they don't just help these people get clean they help them find Jesus. They find the hope and the joy there is in God. A lot of love is in this program.

Home of Hope is a branch of the Teen Challenge program. It extends the program to moms with children. Often the children have no place to go when a mom enters a drug rehab program. Home of Hope offers a place for both the mom and the child. While the mom is getting well, she can still see her kids and families aren't separated. This can make a big difference in a mom deciding to stay.

The last program that I want to share is called Project Rescue. This program became a reality because K.K. Devarej. He was in India as part of Teen Challenge program there. He was helping get young people out of the drug world. He saw the sex trafficking problem and knew something had to be done. Project Rescue helps sex slave victims. They go in and negotiate the terms to get the girls and women out. They take in women who have been rescued from raids done by the police. They help to get the children out of the brothels and provide a safe place for them. Then after they get the women out, they give them medical attention, counseling, and job training. They help them to get back on their feet again. For those who have contacted HIV the provide care to them. Such a wonderful organization.

This is what happens when people believe in my God. They have this love inside of them to help others and they put it into action. They are the arms and hands of God here on earth. They are His workers and servants all doing it for the love of people. No one gets rich doing these things. Its not about money. Its about the people. And these are just a few organizations that are changing lives. There are so many more. There are individuals changing lives all over the place who we don't even know. You won't here about any of these people on the news. But that's okay because they aren't out for the glory. There goal is to reach as many people with the love of Christ as they can and to change lives. This is how I know that the God I serve is the God. No other God can inspire this much love. He has changed my life and He has changed the lives of so many others who are willing to give Him the chance. May you find the love of Christ to be true and then may you share it with others. God bless.