Loving Care from Omaha

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by in Haiti



I had the great fortune to visit the King of Kings congregation in Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend – what a wonderful, globally minded, loving congregation. The visit had been planned for a long while, and, given the events of this week, I frankly wondered if perhaps I ought to cancel. But I’m so glad I went. In the midst of such a difficult time, such a tumultuous and painful week, it did my soul good to witness the loving care and generosity of God’s children in this congregation.

Thank you, King of Kings, for your love offering to help the people of Haiti. Thank you for being among the first to donate through our new text-to-give service. Thank you for ministering to me, even as we at LWR work to minister to those in such desperate need in Haiti.
Soon I’ll be sharing some video clips of a few members of King of Kings that I met and spoke with this weekend. In the meantime, I invite you to follow the link below to listen to the message I shared with them on Sunday morning.

http://www.kingofkingsomaha.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=47824

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  • lyndalaird

    John –

    You certainly blessed our congregation this weekend! I know those of us in the worship band on Saturday night were especially touched. I have seen many congregation members with the quote you mentioned during your sermon …

    "It's not my job to change people so that they can be accepted by God. It's my job to accept people so that they might be changed by God's love … in God's timing"

    Did you write this or did you hear this somewhere? Just curious.

    Know that we are praying for you, your family, the family of your son's friend, the people on your LWR team and all those in the country of Haiti.

    Peace.

    Lynda Laird

  • John Nunes

    Lynda,

    The Rev. Jerry Kosberg, an LCMS District Executive in Arizona, said something about ten years ago which sparked my version, "It is not our job to change people so that God can accept them, it is our job to accept people – no matter who they are – so that God, by God's Spirit, in God's time, can change them."

    It was a blessing to witness the care and generosity of King of Kings on Sunday. Thank you for your for keeping us and the people of Haiti in your prayers.

    In Christ,

    John