So I'm new to this whole blogging thing so if my thought are jumbled just bare with me. For those who don't know Matt Whittemore, John Herr, JD Zaner, and I have started a little project called "Project Surrender". ( Thus the name of my blog) The whole point of Project Surrender is for all of us to totally surrender our lives to God's control of our life. Along with surrendering to God, we are giving up things of this world that distract us from God. These things we are surrendering are different for each of us, but they all have the same meaning: "What can I give back to God to lose myself so that others might gain?" For me I have been convicted of a few different things...
I have felt called to start giving more money to the poor, especially the poor in Africa. I have joined a Mocha Club The Mocha Club is an organization where you form "teams" that concentrate on a specific impoverished group of people and raise money for those people. My team is called "Children of Promise"; and we are raising money for HIV/AIDS orphans in Africa. Along with the Mocha Club, I'm going to start sponsoring a child in Africa, hopefully from Uganda. Doing these two things are just small ways in which I can share my love for Christ to those who may have never seen His amazing love.
Another thing I am sacrificing is my time. I believe is one of the biggest things anyone can give, and yet one of the things people hate giving the most. We as humans are so consumed in ourselves that we don't want to give even a few minutes of our day to anyone else. That is why I have decided to give up my laziness and and time spent doing frivolous things. It hasn't been easy, because I am so used to doing whatever I feel like whenever I feel like it. That is why I need to sacrifice it though, because this life is not mine, it is God's.
One of my passions in life is supporting and getting involved in humanitarian organizations. I have tried to increase my involvement in these groups since starting Project Surrender. First, I'm traveling to Washington D.C. to attend the Northern Uganda Lobby Day on October 9th and 10th. It's a two day event that included speakers from all over the world and an opportunity to meet with my representative to discuss the war in Northern Uganda. It will be the experience of a lifetime and I encourage everyone who has a burden on their heart for the horrible tragedies in Africa to go. Along with Lobby Day, I'm going to participate in the nationwide Gulu Walk. This event is a one day walk to raise money and support for the war in Northern Uganda. If this sounds like something you might be interested in go to the Gulu Walk website for more info. Lastly, I have joined an organization called Evangelicals for Social Action. In my own words, the point of the organization is to "put and end to apathy in Houghton College and America" The first event we as a group are doing is living as homeless people for 4 nights. We are going to sleep outside on Houghton's campus, only eat food that is given to us by others, and have nothing but a few blankets and the clothes on our back for most of next week. I am excited and nervous about this at the same time. I know how rich of a learning experience it will be, but also what a challenge it will be. I'll be writing everyday of the homeless project, so I'll let you know how it turns out.
One thing I want to stress is how this blog is not meant to show you my accomplishments or brag about what I have done (frankly, what I have done means nothing), but to encourage you to look into your own life and see what you can sacrifice. Also, maybe some of you will get some ideas from this as to what you can do for yourself. I want this to be encouraging to all who read it. Before I end I want to ask you one question, "What can you sacrifice to God?" Please think about this, and more importantly, act upon it.
A wretched sinner saved by grace,
Jordan
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