hallelujah

here's a new video of something new we have started. it may be the most important thing we do here. 

this is all there is to it...

"When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left."Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why:
   I was hungry and you fed me,
   I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
   I was homeless and you gave me a room,
   I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
   I was sick and you stopped to visit,
   I was in prison and you came to me.'
"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.'
"Then he will turn to the 'goats,' the ones on his left, and say, 'Get out, worthless goats! You're good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because—
   I was hungry and you gave me no meal,
   I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
   I was homeless and you gave me no bed,
   I was shivering and you gave me no clothes,
   Sick and in prison, and you never visited.'
"Then those 'goats' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or homeless or shivering or sick or in prison and didn't help?'
"He will answer them, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you failed to do one of these things to someone who was being overlooked or ignored, that was me—you failed to do it to me.'                 -matthew 25:31-45

this is why i had to change something huge in my life. 


i hope you know i didn't make this video to show off. i really made it (like my others) to show our family and friends what we are doing here, (because it's impossible to tell about it all) but it's so much more important than that. 


i made it to keep myself accountable in the future. 


i made it to be a keepsake of something that has become really really important to ryan and i. 


i made it to remind people how simple it is to do these things that Jesus expects of us and how rewarding it is when you do them.


like the end of the video says: pray for us and the people we serve here. i'm praying for you and the people you're serving in your cities. there is so much work to still be done. i don't like leaving them every time, making their beds on a piece of cardboard, knowing all i'm doing is helping with one meal one night a week. there is so much work to still be done...