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Herb on Getting Dirt Under Your Nails
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Herb on Getting Dirt Under Your Nails
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Nobody Naturally Wants To Get Their Hands Dirty
Most people don't like getting their hands dirty. Most people don't want to get dirt on the nails. They like to stand back and see it. I mean, it's just natural. Nobody wants to know and naturally wants to get dirty.00:00:10:16 - 00:00:30:21
Make An Easy Entry Point
Like what my wife did with the ministry was, she came in and she worked in the office upstairs. And so we were serving folks, loving on them, partnering with them. But my wife was working upstairs, and so as she became comfortable with what we were doing, she continually felt challenged by God to be present downstairs and eventually00:00:30:21 - 00:00:55:20
Let People Get Uncomfortable With Their Un-involvement
Everyone that I know who's worked upstairs in the office, in our ministry trickles down to working downstairs and eventually they're like, Oh00:00:55:20 - 00:01:07:22
Let Them Feel Like They Need to Do More
, I need to do more. This is not enough. So like, that's a great entry point. We're going to think about points. Where is it? It's I'm making a difference, but I don't have to be with the people yet.00:01:08:03 - 00:01:23:14
Make The Environment Welcoming
And that sounds nasty, but it's just a reality eventually. And if it's done well and if it's nurtured well, then they'll want to be there, right? Is it a welcoming environment? Do I recognize it's actually not scary? It's not.00:01:25:01 - 00:01:30:19
It's A Natural Assessment - Risk? Cost?
It's OK. Like, it's what is it? Cost assessment or risk assessment, right?If you want to learn more about Herb Bailey & Church army USA visit the website https://churcharmyusa.org
12 Countries Later - Learned bunches and I'm thankful to be alive! God is good! He has rescued me more times than I am even aware of and though it hasn't been an easy journey, so far it has been worth it. Lord willing, I'd like to share some of the experiences from the sports camps in the Dominican Republic to the streets of Strasburgh. Praise God for another day! and as many as he blesses us with! Peace y'all!
James West drills wells to get clean water for people so he can show them the love of Jesus. As a plumber in Pittsburgh, PA, James West has helped a lot of people. His experience has helped him with operating, and overseeing the drilling of wells in villages without a source of clean water. Here he is with a young girl who walked miles to get water. I watched as Jim walked a mile or so with her while holding her water in one hand. With his other hand he held hers. As he travels around villages fixing, drilling, and helping people with their wells, he shines with kindness. ...
“24 years ago, I stepped in a hole a broke my leg. People sent cards and it ministered to me. I started sending other people cards. 20 each week. I sent one to a painter who was out of a job, “Feeling blue? try painting yourself a different color”. To a friend who was a trucker, “Thought you could use a pick me up.” I remember people coming up to me at church and telling how much it meant to them. One lady keeps their card on their night stand “to remember someone cares”. After this, I started a ministry called “Written from the Heart”. Since falling in the hole, I’ve been dealing with chronic pain. God has given me something to do no matter when I sleep. I remember the night I fell in the hole I was listening to a message by a quadriplegic. I was talking to God and said, “I am willing Lord to be whatever you want me to be.” That is the night I stepped in the hole. It brought me closer to Christ. I’d rather be in the wheelchair with Jesus than walking around without him.” – Susan...
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