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I hope the pictures speak for themselves.

Back in the US! As Jason puts it; “back into the Matrix”. There is something surreal about being back here. There is a lulling, a quieting, and a strange distraction that comes over me every time we return. Africa feels so much louder, raw, in your face and you are forced to see things for what they are. Kingdom priorities leap to the front. With “stuff” out of the way, it’s easy to see how much “people” really matter. When rescued orphan kids surround you,  slick Sunday mornings don’t seem to matter so much. Mowing the lawn doesn’t seem soo important after spending an afternoon with some widows. Life and death just seem to be amplified so much more in Africa. I hate to be morbid but last year in Africa, in three different incidents, I saw 3 dead bodies on the side of the road. That just doesn’t happen here… well not in my hood. But my point is that somehow life here can get mellowed out and the great urgency and importance of the Kingdom can be lost in daily errands and talk about “important” things. I realize much of our task being here is to bring over that clarity, that rawness, to help God’s people re-prioritize and refocus on what is truly important. We are to share perspective and invite people to be involved in His world, for His sake. We are to shake awake people who don’t know they are dreaming and call them back to the reality of the Kingdom. We are wrestling with the fact that we are called to be missionaries, not to Africa but to America.

Pray for…

1. Opportunities to do what we feel we are called to do. We love sharing at churches, small groups, schools, camps, campuses, over meals, one on one and to anyone anywhere who wants to listen!
2. Us as we refocus and sharpen our vision as God directs us. Along with our board we are shaping a more defined ministry to make sure we are coming alongside God’s people, doing God’s work, God’s way.
3. Financial supporters to invest in our Indigenous African Intern program which enables us to equip and empower African men and women in our year long Vision Year volunteer program. Learn more.

Thank you friends for reading this update and caring about what’s up with us. We hope to see many of you this summer.

Please stay in touch.
Follow Close, Follow Hard,
Allan, Annie and Judah.
Thanks for your prayers, support and friendship. We love you.

By the way we also have new prayer cards to put on your fridge. Just a little help to remind you to pray four our little family. Let us know if you would like one.  (allan@africarevolution.org)

Last Thoughts

“We are not only to renounce evil, but to manifest the truth. We tell people the world is vain; let our lives manifest that it is so. We tell them that our home is above and that all these things are transitory. Does our dwelling look like it? O to live consistent lives!”  – Hudson Taylor

P.S. Below is a short clip of some of our friends at the Powerhouse battling it out with the Vuvuzellas. If you don’t know what a Vuvuzella is Google it! And if you don’t know what Google is, just forget it, I can’t help you.

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