Keeping up with the ministry of Lee & Dana Trotter in the Prescott neighborhood in urban Kansas City, Kansas.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

We Are The World 25 For Haiti

I love the Olympics for the beauty of people coming together from all over the world to compete on a stage where every athlete is equal.   No religious discrimination, no bigotry, no racism, no social class hierarchy.  To me it celebrates the beautiful diversity of God's creation.

They debuted "We Are The World 25 For Haiti."  It has been 25 years since the original "We Are The World" was produced.  Why did this new one move me on a lot deeper level than the original.  First is obviously the fact of have fresh in our minds the suffering of our neighbors in Haiti.  With the help of the media, both TV and the internet, we are more aware of what is going on in our world.  Next, the diversity of the talent that was assembled to make this new video is amazing.  From Tony Bennett, Bebe Winans, and Josh Groban, to Snoop Dogg and Carlos Santana.  Unbelievable.  I was not as impressed with the amazing talent as much as I was the was the sum of it all.  All of this very different talent came together to make something that is far greater than it ever could have if one artist put out this song.

This to me was an amazing picture of how God wants to combine our talents (yes, we all have something to contribute) to make a difference in others lives. God's desire to use each one of us to reconcile every        person on this planet to health and a restored relationship with Him through Jesus.

Whether you can give to help Haiti is not the issue.  The challenge is what will each one of us do so that together, we will make our world a better place and move people to a restored, renewed relationship with   our God.

Click the pic to see the video.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

February Newsletter

Here is our February newsletter.  Click on it to get it big enough to read.  Thanks to you all!

Be the Change.