About 35 people anxiously awaited the return of Surprised by
Hope for a series of four workshops about biblically-based entrepreneurship.
Our last visit together included a much larger group but the cost of such an
event was prohibitive to the organizer and so the smaller, more manageable
group gathered inside Victory Christian Center.
I love using The Art and Science of Thinking curriculum as a
means to reinforce the truth that these people are made in the image of God and
that as such they can use their minds to think creatively and critically to
find ways to overcome their poverty mentality. This simple message rekindles
the hope which seems to be a key ingredient in motivating people to apply
themselves to some kind of work.
Though I must admit my knees shake a bit when I look down
the main street and see such emptiness. Please pray with me that God reveals
exactly the right messages and opportunities in a place so seemingly desolate.