In Him

I am currently reading a book at the moment that is further changing my worldview. My heart breaks every time I see people poverty stricken. Jesus said that we will always have the poor, so that means to me to always reach out to them. The aim is not to erradicate poverty, because from Jesus’ words, that is impossible, the aim is to share our wealth (Western World) with the rest of the world (Two-Thirds World). It humbles, saddens and convicts me to learn that the AVERAGE wage in Asia is around $450.00 PER YEAR. That’s around $8.65 A WEEK, just over a dollar a day. Just the smallest fraction of what we squander can be used to change people’s lives completely. We have so much STUFF that is truly unnecessary, including some foods we eat, like sweets, coffee and alcohol - destructive and worth giving up. If we stop buying just one of those things forever and put the money into great organisations like Gospel for Asia or Compassion Australia, the world’s poor would be touched, changed and reached. The name of the book is Revolution in World Missions by KP Yohannan - Gospel for Asia GIVE THEM AWAY FREE. I urge you to go to their website and request a copy, it will change your life. http://www.gfa.org/ http://www.gospelforasia.org.au/ (for some reason I can’t put links up at the moment so just cut and past the address into your browser.)

It’s a sad state of affairs when I’m “without book”.  For those crafters who read my blog it’s akin to being “without project” (although if you’re anything like me you usually have several on the go at once!!!)  I don’t read several books at once, it’s just not relaxing that way. 

I finished “How to really love your child” by Dr Ross Campbell the night before last.  I really enjoyed it and thought his experienced (he has 2 girls and 2 boys) approach  was very good.  I’m already seeing fruit.

A couple of days before I read “Boundaries” by Dr Cloud and Dr Townsend.  I read Boundaries for Children several years before and always wanted to read the original.  I must say it was a bit of a let down and it was exactly the same except pointed at you instead of your kids.  Still a very helpful series though, I’m not discrediting it at all.

And just before that (the day before I think)  I finished the 12 book Left Behind series by Lahaye and Jenkins.  I read this a couple of years ago and was pretty emotional through it, this time, not so much.  It’s a good fictionalisation of what end times may look like (depending on ones theology).  I was amazed that it only took me a couple of months to read them this time - although I have to admit I did read 2 or 3 of them in a day (each, not all!)  They’re pretty addictive!

And now I am without book -