While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Mark 5:35-36
“I will give you one more beautiful example of God’s love. A man came to our house and said, “My only child is dying! The doctor has prescribed a medicine that you can only get in England.” We have permission from our government to store life-saving medicines that are gathered from all over the country.
We have many people who go from house to house and gather leftover medicines. And they bring them to us and we give them to our poor people. We have thousands of people who come to our dispensaries. While we were talking, a man came in with a basket of medicines. I looked at that basket: right on the top was the very medicine the man needed for his dying child! If it have been underneath, I wouldn’t have seen it.
If he had come earlier or later, I would not have remembered. He came just in time. As I stood in front of that basket, I thought, “There are millions of children in the world, and God is concerned about that little child in Calcutta. To send that man at that very moment! To put the medicine right on the top so I could see it.” See God’s tender concern for you and for me!”
Mother Teresa (1910-1997) in In the Heart of the World, ed. by Becky Benenate (New York: Fine Communications, 1997) 79-80.
As I continue through this awesome Mother Teresa book, today’s story reminded me of the story of when Jesus healed the daughter of Jairus. The word in the Scripture that touched me was that Jesus was ‘overhearing’ them.
The truth, as illustrated by the story of this poor man in Calcutta whose child was dying. I am confident God overheard his prayers and provided exactly what he needed in a miraculous way. Ponder the implications.
God overhears you and your situation. He sees and knows you. He loves you. And he can provide exactly what you need when you need it. And if waver, He sees that too and says, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
Let me bring this home to present day. I had a zoom with a young man, David Hernandez, from Colombia yesterday. He has visions of launching a camp to teach children about Jesus. He’s worked my friend Peter Fiorello at Black Rock.
He wants to build a Black Rock in Colombia. Think about the implications of that. This is a real life example of how GTP empowers God’s worker to touch and reach thousands for Jesus.
He said he had no hope of doing it until he met the camp administrators and board members from Puerto Montt, Chile, that Carla Archila and I trained back in 2021. They spoke of how our coaching and training has grown the ministry.
When you support GTP, you help us serve David Hernandez and 6,686 stewards like him in 133 countries. A member of our team will meet monthly with David, he will take our on demand courses, and launch a camp like in Chile and USA.
And we will help him do it. When you give to GTP now you help us activate the largest grant in GTP history. We need to raise $215,942 by 31 December 2023. If we do it positions us to launch efforts with a $1.25 million 5-year grant.
God is always overhearing the cries of the poor and needy. We hear them too. We don’t give handouts that create dependency. We give a hand up that builds disciples like David in Colombia. Give generously at this link today.
Help us activate this grant which will position us to add staff to empower more workers like David. So far this year we have received gifts from workers in 22 countries. Those we have serve are pitching in. Will you?