I’ve always believed that as God leads, he feeds…
One of the most important and inspiring statements I have ever heard came from my mentor and friend, our former President, Dr. John La Noue. He told me one day:
“When God brings something to you, hold it in your hand loosely, NEVER hold it in your heart, just in case God wants to give it to someone else to be used in His Kingdom.”
Wow! In a world today that seems to believe that “He who dies with the most toys…WINS!” how can you weigh the two completely opposite viewpoints?
I found the following verses and believe it now to be my calling with Amigos. It’s found in my “new-est” favorite book, Deuteronomy 15:
“If among you, one of your brothers should become poor… you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but you shall open your hand to him…”
Deuteronomy 15:7–8
I particularly like verse 8, “open your hand and lend him sufficient for his need…” — a beautiful depiction of God’s call to Amigos Internacionales: open our hand and allow the God who filled it to empty it out to those that need it more.
Exciting news to begin our new Amigos… our next generation… ultimately the same Amigos that began in 1967… doing what God has asked us to do which is 1) Do what Jesus did, 2) Meet needs where they are, 3) Share Jesus wherever we go to whoever we meet.
So… Join us as we seek to follow God’s lead!
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