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Pastor Bob and the team
I pray that God will use you in a very special way to reach the Kids and Adults of Malawi.
one warning I would like to pass on. watch out for this little bug, it is the Africa bug once it bites you it changes your life for ever

Have a safe and fruitful trip Amy and I will be praying for you

Mike Yordt

From our family, all the prayers for you and the group to continue with safe passage and return.

May the ears of despair be blessed to not only hear the message of Christ, but allow those without hope to finally be lifted in his glory so that their country can rise from the ashes of darkness and into the light of The Lord.

I was wondering why the need to go to Africa and not work with the people here in America?

There are currently an estimated 1.3 million homeless and street kids in America. Children makeup 27 percent—the fastest growing segment—of the U.S. homeless population.

You are spending all that time and money to go to Africa to make yourself feel fulfilled but completely blind to what is happening to the children here in America.

You have strange priorities. It would have been more effective to send all the money you spent on ticket’s and will be spending on food to the orphanages and missionaries already there. Or better yet to have taken that money and feed some of the homeless in your own community and preached to them. What about the generations of homeless children here in America and their impact on our society?

Roger, my post came from love. Love for what Christ really stands for and the people struggling here in our own country. The funny thing about criticism when you point it out as you did, then you it also applies to yourself. You do not know what was in my heart you merely read the words and decided my intent based on your beliefs and not mine.

There is a fine line between grace and ego, sometimes you have to step back in your life to truly examine your motives and choices to make sure it’s truly coming through our love of Christ and not arrogance of the ego.

So why is Pastor Bob spending all this time and money going to another country when there is so much still to be done here in this country? Other than praying with people what is the real purpose of going? There is always more to be done other than an outreach to homeless. What about the 15.3 million people here in this country who are unemployed many are struggling to make ends meet, put food on the table. They are saying to get the unemployment rate back down to the 5-6% rate is going to take up to 4 years. Unemployment benefits don’t run that long. If we don’t start putting things in place in our communities now more are going to become homeless. Put the money into community gardens, try to get contracts from large food distributors to donate each month to the local food banks, etc… I have personally gone into the homes of people struggling here in this country and the conditions of how they are living breaks my heart.

As for Malawi if you really want to help give a pencil or build a School Block

Each school has problems that can be solved with your help. Whether you raise $5000 to build a school block or $50 to send pencils and paper, each donation will be received with open arms. Support for this assignment is being coordinated by Kamala Bauers. She is enlisting the help of a number of primary schools in Floyd County to adopt a Malawian school and raise funds to assist them.

A secondary goal is to establish sustainable links between schools in the U.S. and schools in Malawi. The underlying motivation is that through education, the health care of the students, their families and communities will improve. We believe that the awareness of international differences, at a young age will inspire aspirations for aid.

Maybe a solution would be to link the school Pastor Bob runs with a school for orphans in Malawi creating a leaning experience for both countries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHvHPiC9G10&feature=player_embedded

You, Pastor Bob, should be on the list of top 100 most influential people with billion of tweets( not Ashton Kutcher)! You reminded us Sunday, that His Word, daily, will guide us, take away fears, answers our ?, and deepens our faith. Even when we know this, we need reminders! More of Him, and less of the World! Thank you for being an amazing pastor! With love for Him, Carrie

Giovanna… I would take careful consideration with your objections towards Pastor Bob before you voice them. God’s word plainly states in Mark 16:15 “He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.”. Pastor Bob IS living out God’s very word and that’s why God did amazing life changing things in Africa. Your opinion of where He should be serving has no meaning because of Mark 16. If God opens up the door to “Go into all the world”, and the specific place is then revealed by leading of God, then this does not say that local ministry is less important or that there isn’t a need here in America. Give Bob a break. He’s serving the Lord and can’t go into all the world all at the same time… he’s not God.

Listen, I really don’t know what good you are trying to accomplish other than complain about things that aren’t your place. I am way more inclined to trust “Pastor” Bobs intuition and discernment on matters that have to be a no brainer between him and God. If Pastor Bob is fighting against God’s will concerning the kind of steward he should be then, His ministry would fail. Well, it’s not. It’s growing. Fast. Not in riches as much as souls saved and disciples made. I don’t know. I would think twice before calling out such a Man of Godly stature.

By the way Spike in case your wondering why I say people are turning away from the church.

ARIS, the American Religious Identification Survey 2008 showed that the challenge to Christianity in the U.S. does not come from other religions but rather from a rejection of all forms of organized religion.

The U. S. population continues to show signs of becoming less religious, with one out of every five Americans failing to indicate a religious identity in 2008

It does make you wonder why so many are being turning away. The power of the churches are being viewed as corrupt as more religious leaders duplicities are exposed.

Giovanna,
Please give the tired and hackneyed argument a rest. The vitriol is so unnecessary. You have had not one encouraging word since you showed up, and your criticism of Pastor Bob has gone on way too long. I am asking you to stop.

I know you have some kind and encouraging words in you, and think you really admire Pastor Bob and how the Lord is using him to share the love of Jesus here and abroad.

I want to encourage you. Jesus loves you.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6

When you read this today doesn’t it make you realize why Christians in America need to look inward to this country, start helping out and get more involved in their communities.

About 15.6 million children are estimated to be living in poverty this year, but study authors say this number will start going down.

This year, as many as 500,000 children may be homeless in the United States, according to the report.

Children living in families in which neither parent has secure employment will rise to about 20 million this year, up 4 percent from 2006.

Also, many children live in households where all members do not have access to enough safe and nutritious foods. From 2007 to 2010, an additional 750,000 children are estimated to live in food-insecure households, the report said.