What if God posted His holy status... ?

What if God were on Facebook or Google+, what would be His Holy Status?

"Almighty God enjoying daily indescribable eternal joy of Father, Son, & Holy Ghost with so many believers and the saints in heaven." 

Maybe His post would read like this:

We were so happy that several thousands more came thru the gate today.  What an incredible journey for some!  We had that big party again today as thousands more confessed the name of Jesus today, some in Mali, some in Bali, and even some in Philly!

There's trouble in so many lands and families as Satan tries again and again to thwart my plan.  Why doesn't he just give up?  Can't he realize the final victory was won at the cross n tomb?  Seems some believers are smarter than this pompous dangerous rebel!

My friends Billy, Modibo, John, Bev, and so many more are sick again.  But they keep on running the race n trusting me.  As their bodies give pain and weakness some still struggle to realize I’m in control; I am!

Quite a few of My young believers were put to test again today, some to the point of spilling their blood.  Ugh!  Their faith is a strong testimony of the choice they've made and many more see their character n believe; it is all working out.

So many churches argued again today, even on Sunday, so self-defeating.  Satan deceives so many into pride lust n greed.  I just love those that humbly get along and bear witness of My grace.

That big volcano, that terrible bombing, that devastating storm showed again the continuing powerful effects of sin, so many are deceived and miss this truth.  Yet so many show their great divinely-born-love in the midst of these crises and continue to trust me to intervene for their help and well-being.

I like that, and help comes abundantly when they just ask like so many did just today.  It was so nice just to talk n fellowship with so many simple yet wise folk today.  I never change; how could I?

I'm so glad My Holy Word is being read n broadcast more n more.  They have so many means now in spite of all the confused languages and complex rules of the daily game [culture].  It is hard indeed to get most to simply read n listen to My message, the whole thing is not too much and designed just to bring them along in My ways in all situations n tests.  Why do those who have so many copies rarely sit down with their family and friends to look it over so to teach the new ones, while those who have little means or ability devour it?  Oh Satan loves to lie about even My good book.   He did it with Jesus, we can expect he'll do it again!

Fulani shepherd and his donkey cart in the Sahel of Africa.

Jesus showed himself to so many today with the help of the Spirit.  Many were convinced, many convicted, and many were even persuaded.  How He is so tireless and so loving and inviting after His time on earth - His servant brotherhood shines through.  Alleluia!

His one great sacrifice was just what they needed.  But Satan loves to twist that too & make people believe they can work their way to My Kingdom.  This Kingdom of Heaven is so different from false ones, but Jesus' work n grace will continue to show how My plan is best & triumphant.

Tomorrow's post will be similar.  I could go into details, I know all about everyone, but I think that would overwhelm all the servers of the world combined. Just read My Good Book again.

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I am not trying to presume God's thots, here's just a simple imagination I wrote out while riding a bus across Mali and Burkina Faso recently!  Any misspellings or grammar mistakes are obviously mine.

Jimbo 

What we did in 2010: by the numbers

1: woman of the Soninké tribe discipled through weekly Bible studies and baptism preparation. (Jennifer)
1: Christian FM-radio station launched by a Malian Christian NGO with help from UWM (we have provided facilities and electricity, and helped them to find equipment); they currently broadcast about 18 hrs/day.
1: semester served on board of Dakar Academy. (Jennifer)
1: graduate class for education degree. (Jennifer)
1: son graduated from Dakar Academy, with honors.
2: new missionaries recruited for MALI, in a seconding agreement with WEC.
2: evangelism and medical teams to the Moors (about 15 participants all told, to 8 villages altogether).
5: meetings of the Malian Assoc. of Evangelicals attended by Jim, where he is serving on the Committee of Reconciliation to head off a split in the organization.

6: men taught in Bambara language Bible school (in partnership with Norwegian Lutheran Mission).

10: meetings with the local Christian school committee (see pix).
10: ESL teachers whom Jennifer observed and trained in Bamako during 2 weeks in January.
15: meetings in churches last summer, and we were featured at the Missions Night of the Annual Conference of the Church of Christ (Holiness), an African-American denomination, in St. Louis.
22: visits to disciple new Fulani believer in Kayes (who came to Christ through the controversial "Common Ground" method of evangelism). (Jim)
27: women trained in leadership seminars (in partnership with Marcie Harris). (Jennifer)
28: years celebrated married to same spouse!
35: Christian Fulani leaders hosted in MICCAO annual conference in Kayes for one week
30: visits to Fulani villages for outreach and supervision of the well project in Duduya. (Jim)
40: meetings with the Kayes Pastors' Cooperative for prayer and planning of joint evangelistic events. (Jim)
49: shows of original Star Trek watched!
52: beggars helped on our front porch by prayer, food, Bible reading, cash, work, clothing, loans, empathy, medicine, counsel, etc.

75: visits drinking tea to do friendship evangelism among mostly Fulani friends, often playing Bible story cassettes or mp3 players like the Megavoice. (Jim)

150: radio broadcasts managed in the Fulani & Moor languages (on 2 different stations).

12,000: miles traveled June-August in the USA & Canada to facilitate partnerships, raise funds, promote ministry, and keep in touch with supporters including many visits with churches and dear friends.

In the woods, in the city

We had a good visit with the COMINAD group last weekend in Silver Spring, MD at a huge African American church (see www.TPCBC.org ). At least seven of those who have made the pilgrimage to Kayes were there so it was a mini reunion, too. we attended the annual conference of COMINAD and tried to find ways to redynmize the organization so as to help the African American Christian community in its unique role of misions. I'm even suggesting to the director of COMINAD, Brian Johnson, to join UWM as a mobilizer of black churches; this would help UWM and also him in support purposes (like Tom Telford of ACMC), and thus free up his ministry of trying to find cash for his salary. He'd have to find support, of course, but I think it could work out.

Before that we spent few days helping the Christian community Center in West baltimore, known as the 'Mission' at their youth camp in the woods of Harford County. We enjoyed helping Tom & Cindy Homans in ministry to the 40 youth who came. I enjoyed swimming, hiking in the beautiful woods, and games with the kids. I was asked to speak so I focused on God who with amazing power created a diverse landscape and yet one who loves us. Even tho the 'awesome God,' as Muslims loves to say, He is reachable. I wanted the kids to also have some appreciation of the outdoors which so many rarely get to know. I used poison ivy and peanuts as my hook and then taught from Gen 18 and Ps 121.

Ruthanne has finally accepted a college in Ohio, Bluffton Univ., so we'll be taking her there soon for an orientation day and visit of some friends along the way. We'll go down to Roanoke before that to help Susanna visit Rachel Hall, her pen pal at the Calvary Memorial Ch. Benjie and Sus leave Aug 11th, so we're buying & planning for that and trying to do memorable things for them. We managed to get Ben connected with a school chum from his Parkville MS days that he's kept in contact with, too.

Jim's Journal from Aug 4th, 2006 -Contacts with COMINAD

I’ve had some great contact this summer with several African-American pastors and churches. This is in regards to getting the Beninois pastors to come to MALI as missionaries. We stayed in Detroit with the director of COMINAD, Rev Brian Johnson and his wife Ruth. This is the partnership of churches that is seeking to effect reconciliation in Africa and to wake up the black churches of America for more involvement in missions. One of their key ideas is for a local American church to adopt a small village and to build a relationship with them. We are hoping that Duduya, near Kayes, and Assoum, further north, will be adopted in the near future.

We met with leaders from three churches in Detroit and another in Chicago. And just this week Bishop Robert Winn and his wife Mattie, of California, came and spent a couple days here in Baltimore with us talking about these ideas. It was wonderful to see several who have already been to Kayes, such as Ethelyn Taylor who came just last Oct ‘05, and to meet her pastor Everett Lindsay of Christ Temple in Chicago. We also met with Rev. Walter Godfrey, of St Paul Church in Detroit who also came last fall. It was neat to see a poster board displaying the pictures of every one in the village in Bénin that they have adopted. Each picture was displayed with the name of the church member who is daily paying for the person! Then I had the joy of seeing again Rev. Charles Oliver and Rev George Washington and the wives and congregations in Detroit. Both had come on the first COMINAD visit in 2001! In discussions with Rev Godfrey, Rev Johnson, and then later with Rev Winn we worked on the agreement between COMINAD, the Church of Christ Holiness, the UWM, and the UEEB churches in Benin. Brian Johnson is currently in Ghana and Benin and has met with the church leaders again to further plan this process. It looks like several will visit again in late October and probably work on the actual adoption in Duduya.