Isn't that Sweet

I imagine that when we come to Columbus we will tell people of all of our interactions with refugees from different countries. Many people's responses will be something like, "Awww, isn't that nice and sweet of you." or "Wow, I never knew those type of folks were in Kentucky" or something like that.

Well, let me tell you something that is even sweeter. Louisville, for instance, has somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 Somali refugees. Columbus, OH has 40-60.....wait for it.....wait for it.....THOUSAND, yes, 40-60,000 Somali refugees. And you know what? They all need Jesus.

One of the teenagers in our group said, "I have never seen very many Somalis in Columbus." I told her, "Just go to wal-mart on Morse road at midnight." I was telling the truth. The reason we don't see it is because frankly we aren't looking for the diversity around us. I know a bus driver in Westerville who drives entire routes where his bus is full of Somalis.

This is the Columbus area we live in, and God has brought an entire different people and culture to our area. If we ever have the thought that we cannot or could not ever do cross cultural missions because we would have to go too far away, think again. You can drive 5 minutes away and enter an entire different "world" and culture living amongst us.

Begin to pray that God would lead you to some people who live near you who are of a different nationality, different culture or different religion, so that you can begin to share the love of Christ with them.

Here are some faces of the Somali People