Hello our friend

San Francisco was blessed last week through a team from Washington. A good friend of mine let a group of youth to San Francisco to help out at the boys and girls club and run a summer day camp at a church in Hunters Point. It was great working together with them to see more hope coming into the lives of many children in our city. Please keep praying that the work they started will keep moving forward.

We are Family

Jesus wont ask you in heaven how many people prayed the sinners prayer. But He will ask you, how many people did you disciple and be family to them.

When I think about family I think first of the family we are born in. But then second I think about our church family. So how many of us are actually seeing it as a family. I think many times people go to church and consume but then leave. I believe that is not family. If we are a part of a church we need to connect with people and invest in people. As an example if you prayed for someone to receive Jesus and they do so, that doesn’t mean its done. That means its starting. If you don’t walk alongside new Christians, many of them will give up their faith after a while and then it will be way harder to win them back.  Jesus called us to make disciples not converts. And how do you make disciples? If you walk alongside with people. If you are there when they need you and if you pray for them. Let them be a part of your life. Many people never experienced a true family where they are truly loved. But that is what we the church are called to give them. Just imagine this, you are going to church and you can share everything that is going on in your life with everyone and they will celebrate with you in your successes and encourage you in your failures. A place where you can be totally who you are and you are accepted. But to create a place like this we all have to do our part. We cant always expect others to come to us first, but we have to take the first step. So next time you go to church invest in people and become a family to them. Love on them and be real with them. You will see that when you do that you will get more back then you could have ever asked for. Remember these are your brothers and sisters and not competition

Have a blessed week

Markus and Jen