God is NOT an American

So I was trying to figure out what to post up here this time. I had a couple of ideas, but then I read one of the other blogs I follow and the answer was revealed to me. It happens to be about a subject I have looked into before. Follow the link to read the blog by The unChurch, then make your way back here to finish mine (follow The unChurch if you like).

I agree with this 100%. God is not an American. We, as Americans, tend to think that He is. We like to think that He only cares about us and that's why our country is so much better than everyone else. Here's the thing, God is for all people of every nation. We all sin and fall short of the glory of God (Americans included) and Jesus died to pay all our debts (every other nationality included). As long as we put our focus on Him, He will take care of our needs, regardless of our nationality.

This is one of the things I like about Let's Start Talking. On a project, readers (native people) tend to be interested in American things at first, but the more they build a friendship with the worker (American), the more the conversations become about Jesus, and two people from different countries, often half way around the world from each other, can share one God, one Savior, and one Lord. He is everywhere, at all times, in all things. He has a kingdom all His own, and idea is to live in that kingdom, no matter where in this world we may live.

Let's Start Talking

The Let's Start Talking ministry is a ministry that I have been involved in and absolutely love and plan on being involved for years to come. On May 17, two of the four LST teams from Kats For Christ will be leaving the United States headed for Belgium and Italy, then on May 31 the remaining two teams will be headed to Germany. These teams, 11 students, have commited their summer plans to going overseas and giving their time to people they don't even know to help them with their conversational English so that these people will have a better chance of gaining better jobs and lifestyles in their countries. The LST ministry sends students all over the world to help people by offering free English practice sessions using a workbook derived from a few books of the Bible. By doing this, students not only get to share their natural ability to speak and learn a new culture, but they get to share their faith and the story of Jesus with people they would normally not come in contact with. It is an amazing ministry and I am so excited that we had such a turnout from the KFC. I ask that you pray for our teams, and all the teams from all over the United States, who will be leaving in these next few weeks. Pray also for the ministry and all those involved that God will do great things through each and every one of them. To learn more information about Let's Start Talking, visit their website at www.lst.org.

I AM SECOND

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These are their stories. What is yours? What makes you second?