Who Really Lives That Way?
Here are the notes from chapter 9 of Crazy Love:
1 Corinthians 11:1
The stories that follow are true. They tell of people who sought to live their lives fully surrendered to God. Some are still alive others have finished their race. Their examples differ vastly from one another, but each bares the mark of a person distinctly transformed by the beauty and reality of God's love, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Nathan Barlow- A medical doctor who chose to utilize his skills in Ethiopia for more than 60 years. Nathan dedicated his life to helping people with Mossy Foot. It surprised me that such a man of God would faithfully serve for so many years despite minimal recognition. The work Nathan started continues through his website:
http://www.mossyfoot.com/index.html#/home/
Jamie Lane- When Jamie was 23 years old she flew from the United States to Tanzania with 2,000 dollars from her savings account. She planned to stay until she ran out of money, at which point she would come home. Jamie was overwhelmed by all the need that she encountered so she started praying that God would allow her to make a radical difference in one person's life. After about 6 months she met an 8 year old girl... who was carrying a baby on her back. Jamie learned that the baby's mother was ding from AIDS... Jamie began to buy formula for the little boy, Junio... Jamie fell in love with baby Junio... Because she had lived there for over 6 months she could establish residency (and be allowed to adopt Junio). When she finally came home (with Junio) she had been gone for a year and a half. Junio is now 5 years old, totally healthy, and HIV negative. Since adopting Junio Jamie has gotten married, had a little girl, and is moving back to Tanzania with her family...
George Muller- (George's) life was transformed when he came to know Christ. He finished school and left for England to be a preacher. He and his British wife eventually settled in Bristol, England where they saw many orphans roaming the streets. Uncared for, unfed, often sick, and virtually guarantied death at a young age... George and his wife decided to start an orphanage that would be entirely free of charge, and for which they would never ask any money or support. When they had needs they would go to God alone, trusting that He would give them everything they needed... By the time George died in 1898 over 10,000 orphans had been housed and cared for in 5 orphan houses they built... After his death a British paper wrote of George that he robbed the cruel streets of thousands of victims, the jails of thousands of felons... Another newspaper noted that it'd all been accomplished by prayer alone.
Susan Diego- When Susan was young she told God that she would do anything He asked her to, but that she hated speaking in front of people... However recently Susan felt like God was moving her to speak, and that she needed to say "yes" if an opportunity came up. It did... Susan, her husband, and her 2 youngest children went to Uganda. There Susan was in charge of leading a conference for the women... She has said "yes" to God, to the one thing she hoped she'd never do.
* To read more of the stories found in Chapter 9 of Crazy Love, you'll have to get the book. :)
I hope these life stories have done more than encourage you, I hope they have eliminated every excuse for not living a radical- love-motivated-life. I hope they have challenged the multitudes who feel called to the rich and ignore the poor. If biblical examples seem unattainable, hopefully these average everyday people will give you hope that you too can live a life worth writing about.
For more on the book visit: www.crazylovebook.com
*Quotes from Crazy Love by Francis Chan
*Photo by me
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