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When Jesus launched his one-man invasion of planet earth, he began by gathering a band of disciples to advance his kingdom-movement. He ended by entrusting his movement and his dreams to his inner circle with these words: "As the father sent me into the world, likewise I am sending you!" The mantle of the Jesus movement was not only taken up by the 12, but by the next generation (Stephen and Philip) and the next generation (Paul, Silas, Barnabas, Apollos) and the next generation (Timothy, John Mark, Titus) and beyond. Movement leaders gather people around tables and bread and wine and vision. Meals make movements. We are in the cafes and clubs and campuses of Romania to mobilize the next generation of Jesus' movement to overthrow injustice and exploitation and indifference. Table to table. Jesus style.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Alex's New JOB!!!!

Alex Leaving for her first day on the new job!!
Praise God for answered prayers! Thank you, you legion of prayer warriors. Our Alex returned from the USA facing a big crisis. She needed a job, badly and urgently. Now, there is a certain kind of job that is easy to get, and it pays about $500/month for minimal work. Or there are other jobs that pay under $200 that demand 6 days of hard work, and you have to compete for them. She decided to compete. 

 Alex's prayer was granted today! She will work as a cashier in a gaming parlor full time, for $290 a month. And the work place is right across the street from home, in a fine, safe neighborhood! 

 I want to applaud Alex's act of faith, beating the bushes for a month to find a hard job that pays much less than she can earn in a different kind of work, one that does not glorify God or edify her soul. I also want to ask how many of you have ever faced such a severe challenge? 

 Have you ever been required to yield 60% of a subsistence wage in faith that you will have food and shelter? Would you submit to live on the US equivalent of $550 for Jesus?
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