Yes, there are times when it appears as if the darkness is winning. When the direction of culture, the circumstances of our lives, the poverty of spiritual life among God’s people seems tilted toward difficulty, decline, and even death rather than renewal.
We serve with incredible partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Gabon who have sacrificed their lives to serve the poor and needy in the name of Christ.
I recently read the book, Something Needs to Change by David Platt. He talks a lot in the book about the need to meet people where they are at with their most urgent physical needs without losing our crucial role of sharing the gospel.
We have recently been going through a series at church about giving and generosity. For me, this is always a refreshing series because I am constantly challenged in thinking about how we are generous toward God. Giving is a spiritual matter, it is not a financial matter.
