1) Blessing of living in an Immigrant Community:
Woke up early and relaxed on my porch with a nice glass of orange juice. A young man (15 year old Immigrant gang member) who I have spoken to several times the past two years, walked by on the side walk, looked at me, and...
Woke up early and relaxed on my porch with a nice glass of orange juice. A young man (15 year old Immigrant gang member) who I have spoken to several times the past two years, walked by on the side walk, looked at me, and...
2) then walked up to my porch asking for some water. He looked like he had a long night. I gave him some water and we began to talk. By God’s grace, he ended telling me about his long night partying. In this moment, I could feel the Holy Spirit tugging on me to pray for...
3) the young man, so I mustard up the courage and asked him if I could pray for him—to my surprise, he said, “YES!” with what seemed to be mixed with a little excitement. I prayed for him and at the end I could tell he was emotional. I then asked if he knew Jesus as his Lord...
4) and Savior, and he said, “No, but my mom does.” I asked if he wanted to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior and to my surprise, he said, “YES!” again. We sat down and I shared the Gospel with him through Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God...
5) is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” with the Bridge Illustration (Classic!) on paper. He seemed to have understood. We prayed again and he openly repented of his sin and put his faith in Jesus. We then gave one another a handshake and he left. An Immigrant gang...
6) member now has a relationship with Jesus. I’m blown away! Only time will tell if his relationship with Jesus is evident, I know—but please pray the Holy Spirit begins to help him demonstrate fruit. Friends, there are many young Immigrant gang members (MS-13, crip, blood...
7) etc)—and young gang members in general, ooking for acceptance, love, and family even if they don’t know it often times. And what does the Church—followers of Christ on mission possess that these gang members need? Acceptance, love, and family through Jesus Christ’s death...
8) on a cross and resurrection—The greatest most comforting news. Yeah, there are dangerous gang members out there and some do in fact need to be detained, but no matter how wicked, they are still created in God’s Image whom we should 1. intentionally and courageously engage...
9) with like Jesus did in John 4:1-45 with the woman of Samaria. 2. Love like the Good Samaritan loved the beaten man in Luke 10:25-37. This is the opportunity we have before us, Church. We can do it. We must.
