The Big 50

Happy birthday to my dad. He turned 50. Yes I know he's old. But I still love him. His birthday was last week on the 26th. I'm sorry that I said that I was going to update more and I didn't but for some reason we didn't have internet here for about a week. So please accept my apologies. Everything is going well here. We still go out and feed and we are still fasting to see change out on the streets and to see change within the body that meets here. God has been teaching us a lot about unity lately. We here many teachings about unity and people may get closer somewhat but true unity is such a beautiful thing that God has created. He wants us to hold nothing back from our brothers and sisters. It is really hard in America today because society has instilled in us an ideology of individualism and independence. We believe that as the body of Christ we should be unified and work together to further the kingdom. But we never really realize the fullness to that statement because we as Americans want to hold on to what we own and what we think we deserve. But honestly, we don't deserve anything. We don't deserve the right to live because we are filthy sinners. We don't deserve the right to have a beautiful family, a big house, a nice car, or anything we desire. We get the privilege to help out our brothers and sisters and live in a unified community. Of course this isn't going to be some sort of utopia because not everybody is willing to sacrifice for this or give up what they think they have a right to. With Christ as the head though we can reach a close knit body that reaches out to others and pull them to Christ. A body that does the work of God without limiting Him because of petty differences or disagreements. Read Acts and the way that the people gave up all possessions to help their own and that they had all things in common. What's mine is yours. God desires this from us. Just ask Him and search His word. It is mightily difficult but through Christ we can achieve it.

Pray that:

• God reveals the full extent of His love for me and His love for others and that I may actually feel it
• God moves in the body here and bring a unified community ready to do His will without hindrance or limitation
• God moves in the streets and reach the people that have nothing, have addictions, have chains and bondage
• God transforms the homeless and raises up His people to take the homeless in and disciple them

Love ya'll,
Brennen