Inspiring

I've been away from the blogosphere for a few days. Some might think it was because of Holy Week and Easter but that wasn't the case. I actually had several projects that kept me away from the computer. One of those was a road trip to visit the folks at Destiny Rescue in Northern Indiana. I love meeting people who are passionate about putting the Gospel to work. Peter and Barbie Everett are just such people. Peter, a native of Australia, and Barbie, who grew up in Indiana, left Australia after living there together nineteen years to come here and open the U.S. office of Destiny Rescue.

Destiny Rescue is an international mission dedicated to rescuing people from slavery. In particular they are doing great work in Thailand and Cambodia rescuing young girls from the sex slave trade. My partners and I are planning to partner with Destiny Rescue in a project that will provide more work for the girls who are rescued so that they can continue to produce an income for their families. You can learn more about this awesome ministry by clicking on Destiny Rescue anywhere in this post.

Peter and Barbie uprooted teenage children from their home in Australia, lived with relatives for a time and have done the very hard work of launching a non-profit here. They inspire me with their passion to see people rescued from slavery at a time when there are more people in slavery than at any other time in human history. By God's grace I hope that we can advance their cause and increase the support for their work. It's good to get out of the office and spend time with others who are dedicated to seeing the love of Jesus change the world.

To make change happen, though, we must be willing to take risks, uproot our families, move half way around the world, be open to new relationships and work really hard. Or we can sit in our churches at Christmas and Easter celebrating a baby and a risen Lord without letting that really have much impact on our day-to-day lives...while complaining about what a mess the world is in and wondering why nobody's doing anything about it. Those are our choices. Personally, I'm inspired by the choice Peter and Barbie made four years ago and it was a privilege to spend time with them last week.