Confusion is not a state I like to lie in...but it is where I have sat for the past week. I have written in this blog multiple times and then deleted it....because I am not articulating what I want to say....because I have no idea what I want to say...
I want to know why so many turn blind eyes. I want to know why I am such a hypocrite at times. I want to know what God has planned for Jeanette and I. I want to know why more of the people whom we love and love us are not supportive of our call. I want to know if we will fail, and if we fail, what people will say. I want to believe that Christ only called us to be faithful, and I want to believe this is true. But these are all points of confusion in my life. And so, we press on, trusting. believing.
Trusting and believing that even in a broken world, we will see the goodness of the Lord. I want to HEAR the Lord speaking. I want to usher in Heaven to Earth. I don't want to wait...because the longer I wait, the more Hell takes it's hold. So now is the time...to listen. hear. and move.
You may be reading this and not understanding any of it...Heck, I don't even know if anyone reads this thing...but I am still going to write in it. I will try to expound on a few of the issues I have touched on.
I am confused by the lack of support from the Church for our calling. I understand some people view it as a hand out and others say that "if God wants it to happen, it will happen". I understand this and believe it whole heartedly! I also believe that we as humans have a choice. A God given choice. He gives you and me the choice to be used by Him....to usher in Heaven on Earth...and we have the God-given ability to say no...that's it....It is that simple. Jeanette and I had the choice to say: "Eh, not for a few years God, we just got married". In fact, most people would have preferred that...and vocalized it! And I can't blame them...but I heard the Lord calling us...and I heard the cries of the oppressed...and I couldn't sleep knowing that around the world...children and women are being brutalized.
So I say all of that to say this: God will do what He wants to do....if you do not answer His call, He can find someone else. But that does not mean that you didn't ignore His call. That fact remains. I say this about anything God asks you to do. Not just with our mission, but with everything. If God doesn't want you to support us, frankly, I do not want you to support us. I want what God wants...nothing more nothing less.
Now to my heart. This is why I need to move. This is why I need to be active and not passive. This is why God's heart cries out. Our God is a God of the oppressed. He cares for the poor and the marginalized of society. He loves the street urchin as much as he loves the pastor of a mega church. He loves the children as much as the adults, and he loves the murderers as much as the murdered. It is hard to grasp...but it is truth.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
(def) - a form of modern day slavery in which people, mostly women and young girls, are abducted, deceived, or coerced into situations of forced labor, including agricultural and industrial production, domestic service, and (most of the times) sex work.
-This includes the buying, selling, and moving of people from one location to another against their will, and it constitutes a grave violation of human rights.
-Human Trafficking is the 2nd most lucrative criminal activity in the world after illegal drugs. It generates more than 9.5 billion dollars in annual revenue. It recently passed arms dealing for the number 2 spot and is slotted to overtake even the drug trafficking business as the largest and most lucrative crime industry on the face of the earth.
-The United Nations estimates that up to 4 million people are trafficked worldwide each year, and the demand is more than the supply.
-While some governments are powerless to help their people in trafficking situations, it is up to the individuals to liberate those in need.
This is just ONE issue of injustice in the world today. I will bring more to light in the coming weeks, but I need you all to understand that this is what I am fighting. This is what Jeanette and I are here to stand up against. This is our heart. And this is God's heart. And we desperately need your help and prayers. We are VERY short on funding...so if you could help out we would greatly appreciate it. If you are already supporting...PLEASE...spread the word! Talk about photogenX and trafficking to people...understand that it happens all over the world...tell them how they can help us and the organizations...spread the word!
We also need to understand the truth behind issues like these. These issues would not be present and they would not be multiplying exponentially if there were not an exponential demand. It starts with our mentality on the issue. Are we going to ignore it and act like it is not real? Are we going to shrug it off as something we don't have to deal with? What happens when it starts to seep into the Western world (as it already has in some cases)? The demand is there...and a lot of it is driven by westerners....American and Europeans...."civilized" people...hopping on a plane to Thailand to use the services of a twelve year old... It starts with us. Are we going to raise awareness and support? Or are we going to wait until it crawls into your backyard?
For some reason we feel it will never take hold here...but look at the facts...If the people from OUR country are driving the demand...and they are willing to fly around the world to have sex with a child...what makes you think we are so far away from it happening within their grasp? Listen. Hear. Move.
before it is too late.
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