My
neighborhood is quite interesting. I live where darkness dwells. The
ghetto. I've been asked to minister in my neighborhood before, and
with the walks of life that run through there, there was no way I was
going to risk my life. My neighborhood is filled with druggies, wife
beaters, dumpster divers, drug dealers, prostitutes and sex offenders
of all kinds. It’s downright scary there. Again I have been asked
to come up with a creative way to reach the people in my
neighborhood, and since its only on paper I think I will be safe. So
this is what I have.
Not
only are the people in my neighborhood the things i mentioned before,
but there are some that are as close to regular as possible; however,
they all have one thing in common. The desire to know the latest
juicy gossip. So with this plan I know they will come flauking. First
I would send a SWAT team into the neighborhood. All geared up and
ready to raid an apartment full of drugs and low lives. The SWAT team
would creep in a stealth like manner down the street, where busy body
neighbors would be sure to see them, and head for their destination.
Without a doubt the neighbors will race to their window, and some
crazy enough to step out onto their porches, to see what is about to
go down. The SWAT team would reach their site and infiltrate the
apartment, and of course there would have to some commotion to keep
the interest of the neighbors. And it will, trust me.
BANG!!
CRASH!!!! BOOM< BOOM!!!!!
"We've
got them now. Over."
"Roger
that. Secure perimeter, and stand by."
Once
the streets calmed down neighbor by neighbor they would desperately
head over to the apartment managers office to find out the retched
details of someone else’s demise. Well at least that is how they
would act about what had happened. The apartment manager would give a
small amount of information and be quite irritated at the disaster
that was left in the apartment from the raid. Of course, and I would
be willing to bet, the majority would love to go look. Of course to
keep their attention the manager would have to offer up some extra
little details. Once they get to the apartment to see the disaster
the SWAT team left behind and..... At this point I came up with two
ideas for the deliverance of the Lords word.
Option
one: Once the apartment manager and neighbor waked into the apartment
guys dressed in dark clothing would grab the manager and tenant and
sit them in a chair and begin the interrogation. Siting in a chair
with light blazing on their faces, as their nerves kicked in they sit
there wondering, "What’s in the world is happening?" At
this point The men in dark suites would start asking questions the
interrogates.
"Do
you know of this savior they call Jesus?"
"Have
you heard of this called salvation?"
And
the conversation and deliverance of the Lords word would go on from
there. **No neighbors were harmed in this ministry exercise, not even
the pig headed ones who thought they could fight Gods word**
Option two: Once the apartment manager and the
tenant entered the raided apartment they would find a bit of a mess
(keeping up appearances with the boom), and men in robes (ancient
disciples). Where they will all come together and have a meeting; a
gathering at the table of intelligence and begin discussing the great
word of our Lord and the life and times of Jesus and all the
apostles, and together with the Lord bring people to the Lord.
So
with the creativity of the ministry and deepest desires of that
neighborhood to have to, have to, know what was going on or they just
might die from lack of gossip, people were brought together and found
the Lord and all the great things that come with being a follower of
Jesus and not the world.
Go
big or go home. But when you do go, go with God!
~KD~
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