Strength From The Lord by Peter Kennedy “They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, ‘Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.’ But I prayed, ‘Now strengthen my hands.’” – Nehemiah 6:9 The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority. During the approximate 100-day period from April 7, 1994 to mid-July, an estimated 1 million Rwandans were killed. When peace came to the destabilized country, the war weary people did not know how to rebuild. In 2003, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the former leader of the rebel army that ended the genocide, learned about Pastor Rick Warren and Saddleback Church after reading his book, The Purpose Driven Church. He found it so moving that he wrote to Pastor Warren, seeking help in making Rwanda the first purpose-driven nation and the first national model of Saddlebacks The PEACE Plan. As a result, Saddleback has sent more than 2,000 members to serve in Rwanda. Today, Rwanda is regaining its strength politically, socially, economically and spiritually. Pastor Warrens wife Kay said: When we first visited Rwanda, we had no idea what we were doing or what we had to give, but we brought what we knew, which was the love of Christ. When we run out of our own strength, we can look to Jesus for His power. Today in prayer, thank the Lord that He can carry and strengthen you to do His work. “You become stronger only when you become weaker. When you surrender your will to God, you discover the resources to do what God requires.” – Erwin Lutzer God’s Word: “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:44:20 +0000