I saw Joanne sitting at the bank with an oxygen container. What would you do if you saw someone in that situation? Well, I walked up and talked to her.
She said she grew up in town. I asked if she went to Stone Mountain High School. She looked at me funny and said, “It was segregated back then.” Stone Mountain was the White school, and then she named the school where the Black kids went. We talked about this a bit in the storyline of Reunion.
Then Joanne told me that her kids did attend Stone Mountain, though. Times have changed.
I said to her, “Our country sure has had some problems, but it sure has come a long way.” She totally agreed.
Joanne had a really nice faith in Jesus. She trusts Him. I gave her a One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven book. She was excited to read it and maybe use it with her church.
Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Revelation 7:9,10
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Make sure you have friends who look different than you, and make sure to witness to strangers who look different than you as well. There are going to be a wide array of folks before the throne of God. It will be glorious to witness that event and to be part of that throng!
Always remember that mission work is wherever your feet are, whether in this country or in another.
Be a missionary today!
Until the nets are full,
P.S. Satan is real. Demons are real. Evil is real. Darkness is real.
On June 17, Gopichand Padalkar, a lawmaker with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), offered cash rewards for violence against Christians. “We should keep prizes for those who bash up missionaries coming to convert people. Rs 5 lakh (500,000 rupees or $5,756 USD), should be declared for the first person thrashing such a missionary, the second one to be given Rs 4 lakh (400,000 rupees or $4,605USD), while the third one to be given Rs 3 lakh (300,000 rupees or $3,454 USD) as prizes.” He also offered 11 lakhs (1.1 million rupees or $12,663 USD) for violence against Christian leaders (“Indian Lawmaker’s Cash Rewards,” Christianity Daily, July 31, 2025). Padalkar also called for the destruction of “unauthorized prayer houses.” Though he accused Christians of forced religious conversions, “he provided no evidence for such claims.” No criminal charges were made against Padalkar, but thousands of Christians demonstrated in Mumbai and Pune. “Religious rights advocates point to the hostile tone of the National Democratic Alliance government; led by the Hindu nationalist BJP, which they say has emboldened Hindu extremists across India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took power in May 2014.”
“INDIAN LAWMAKER OFFERS CASH REWARDS FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST PASTORS,” David Cloud, August 15th, 2025 (https://www.wayoflife.org/friday_church_news/26-33.php)
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