I love America because I follow Jesus Christ.

Before you get all upset at that statement hear me out. The greatest point in my life was when I decided to become a follower of Jesus. And as a Christ follower I know that no nation or person is perfect. But that does not prevent me from loving them. The beloved apostle John wrote in his letter 1 John, Beloved let us love one another for love is of God and everyone that loves knows God. He that does not love does not know God because God is love. So beloved let us love one another.” 1 John 4:7-8
Do you have those verses memorized yet?

I love Kenya because Jackie and I have two children there that we sponsor through Orphan Outreach. We are sponsoring them until they graduate from college. Edinah is age 13 and she is in the sixth grade. And our new boy (our last boy graduated out) is Gedion he is only age 3. Jackie chose him because of his sweet face and his favorite food was milk. They both live in the second largest slum in the world. They have a well with fresh water and a new building because of Orphan Outreach and Washington Cathedral working together. When we sponsor a child there, it pays for their food, education, and medical attention. We have met with many mothers and the elders of the gang that rule the slum. We know the kids’ teachers and pastor. We correspond with them and pray for them daily. We hope to see them again in the next couple of years. Listen, we know Kenya is not perfect. Their medical system is good but needs improvement. They live in a democracy, but it exists in conflict. Kenya has drought, political unrest and needs both infrastructure and urban planning. Not perfect, but we love Kenya because we love its people. And we have friends in Tanzania, Uganda, DRC, Burundi, Somalia, and Ethiopia. Black lives matter. We love the people themselves, not just because they are black or African but because they are beautiful people made by our Heavenly Father. How can you not love Kenya if you love God? And the same is true of the United States. We love our friends and neighbors, police and prisoners because they are beautiful people. So, Sunday we celebrate the country we live in. Again, not perfect but we will work along with anyone trying to make it better. We can’t help loving America because we love God.

Join me in worship at 10:30am this Sunday on Facebook, at our website and YouTube.

The 6-Foot Freedom Fest has been canceled due to Governors rescinding
his previous orders until July 9th.

Your friend for the rest of my life,
Pastor Tim