Kindness was the topic of last week and of course I will ask you how it encouraged and challenged you to grow in that area. I feel like there is always room to grow when we compare ourselves to Jesus and the Father in the prodigal son story!

When we see the father of the prodigal son again we see generosity. First of all he gives the son an inheritance he does not deserve. Then when the son comes back he gives him an expensive robe and a ring and he throws a big party for him. That is again generosity undeserved. We see the same in the life of Jesus. He is generous with his gifts. If it was in healing people, or by bringing new hope through an uplifting word he was always generous. Or remember the story of how he feed the huge crowds with fish and bread, that is also pretty generous. He also was generous with his time by investing in people one and one. And then with giving his life he showed the greatest generosity of all to give all of us the opportunity for undeserved eternal life. Its amazing the generosity he showed.

So how can each one of us do that every day.  First of all we need to understand that generosity is not just when it comes to our wallet. Its in every part of our life time etc.  So we could start by being generous with our time by helping someone across the street when they need it. Maybe help someone to get the groceries in the car at the store. Buy a coworker lunch or just bring an extra lunch to share with someone. Be a listening ear to someone who lost someone. Maybe give an extra tip to the waiter or buy someone a coffee in the line behind you. Give towards a worthy cause in your community and be the first one who helps someone if they need help. These are just a few examples of how to do it, but you just have to apply it to your situation! So 1.2.3 and GO!!!

 Hey our friend

How was your week? We are back! Our time in Jamaica went well! Many people got encouraged and empowered. When we got back we had a bay area ywam meeting with the leaders of all the other bay area ministries. It was really encouraging but also a bit sad since 2 of our really good friends are leaving. Pray for them in the transition process while they get ready for further oversee missions in the future. All our normal events went well too. It’s a blessing to see everyone again.

So don’t forget 1.2.3. Generosity!!!!

God bless you

Markus and Jen