We were delighted that Isaiah was able to support our friends in Kenya, with our One for All campaign. We sent t shirts out to all the boys at the Kenyan Children’s Project, which is run by my friends Stuart and Chloe Glassborrow from Catch the Fire Ministries. Here are some of the lads in their Isaiah 61 t shirts, making us feel humble and proud to know that we helped out in a very small way.

We went to Clapham Junction yesterday, Ramona and I (Ramona is an angel dressed up like a human…she has worked with me for a year now for free because God told her too. Now that is obedience…and major patience..). We went to give away a bunch of t shirts for our One for All initiative. We wanted to step out and step into agreement with God’s plan for Isaiah. You know, put a marker down and declare that this is what we are doing for Him. Forget the part that he asked me to do this 5 years ago. He is full of patience and if I act as if I take that lightly, trust me, I don’t.

One of the things that struck me to profoundly was how many people did not want to receive. Here we are, standing in the freezing cold saying to people ‘Would you like a free t shirt, no catch’.  Most people hurried on by without even looking at us. It made me think of what it must have been like for Jesus. Now, I am not comparing myself with Him, but I though, wow, He came down to us, for us, to give us eternal life, to give us LOVE and so many of us can’t/won’t/don’t receive it. We just walk on by without stopping. That made me feel so sad. It made me understand Sacrificial Love, in a way I had not done before. He sacrificed His life for us. Me? a few t shirts – doesn’t compare now does it?

Some of the people who did take the t shirts, asked us suspiciously, ‘Why are you doing this?’ Sometimes I said because ‘God told me to’ and sometimes we explained the idea behind One for All (for every t shirt we sell, we have to give another one away). These were the folk who stepped hesitantly towards the love, but thought perhaps there would be a sting in the tail. Then we had the group who were like ‘Free t shirts? Great, yeah, give me one!’ We even had one guy say, ‘I’ll take two’ and I am afraid to admit that in my own judgemental and suspicious way I thought ‘We’ll great, he’s got his Christmas shopping done!’. Don’t worry now, I’ve dealt with my attitude, we’re cool.

We did meet some amazing people and got the opportunity to pray for a group of guys from the British Red Cross. That really humbled me. They told us that they were so encouraged and touched by how natural we were with our faith and beliefs. So, I am on my knees, really on my knees that He would use a wounded solider to bring light into others’ lives. It amazes me.

I am sure that there is a parable in this story. I’m feeling a bit tired today, so I am not able to draw it, but if you do, let me know.

So, what did it teach me? Well, it was very uncomfortable stepping out and being obedient. It was scary but I learnt that if you keep walking, you just walk through the fear. That is a big one for me. I learnt that you can’t force love on others, they need to be willing to receive it, which brought me to think, am I willing to receive it? Am I really willing to receive unconditional love? No strings attached? That’s a big one. I’m thinking about it.