Serving Others

Please pray for the ServeGlobal Ethiopia Team that left this afternoon to serve with Sports Friends at Camp Langano.

I will post more updates as I receive them!

God Bless,

RJ

Here are some links to a couple worthy articles that have come my way the past few days.  I hope you enjoy them!

And, please consider coming out for Stories from China on Monday evening at 6:30pm!

Political leaders get view of poverty at street level

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/22/1576189/political-leaders-get-view-of.html#ixzz0uRAQwiWn

Church At Charlotte sews ties to Christians in China

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/21/1567097/church-at-charlotte-sews-ties.html#ixzz0uRAXyBpB

China Flooding Kills 701; Worst Toll In A Decade

Read more:  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128663724&sc=17&f=1001

Please join us July 26 from 6:30-8pm in the Video Cafe for Stories from China!

I hope to see you there.

God Bless,
RJ

I just finished reading Donald Miller’s (he wrote Blue Like Jazz which I recommend) new book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years.  I won’t go into a full review because I think I am still processing much of the book which honestly can take me a while.  I will say that I laughed a lot which is always a bonus.

What I thought I would do is share two quotes from the book that stood out.

People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen.  But Joy costs pain.

Humans are designed to seek comfort and order, and so if they have comfort and order, they tend to plant themselves, even if their comfort isn’t all that comfortable.  And even if they secretly want for something better.

Deep thoughts to say the least.

If you are interested in reading excerpts from the book, click here.

God Bless,
RJ