"When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?"

Matthew 25:38

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' "  Matthew 25:40

Thank the Lord for our Senior Pastor, Dr. Thomas Keinath.  In the top photo, he is ministering (in the middle) to two homeless men.  In the second photo, he is securing a tarp to try and cut down on the wind that is blowing ice cold air into their sleeping area.  

He is spending this entire week sleeping underneath an overpass in Paterson.  He is so serious about his mission that he has asked us not to come to his "home" uninvited.  He has the bare necessities, like blankets and a mattress, which is the same that the homeless men have.  Pastor Tom doesn't want any food if there is not enough for everyone.  He is on a mission to live the gospel and not just preach it.  He is a shining example of selfless love to the lost.

I have to be honest.  I was out there with them on that first night to help clean up, etc.  The wind was so FIERCE that my hands and toes and face were so numb that I could not feel a thing.  I wanted to tell Pastor to go HOME.  But there would have been no use.  The way he was with his "brothers" (as he calls them) told me that he was not going ANYWHERE.  

His wife, Kim, was there as well.  She pitched right in, collecting bags and bags of garbage strewn everywhere.  It broke my heart to see her say goodbye to her husband knowing that it must have been so hard to do.  Yet, she supports the call.  What a woman of God!  She is even doing someone's laundry!  God bless her and keep her in perfect peace this week!

If you are reading this, would you do me a favor?  Can you just lay hands on these photos and ask God to protect our Pastor?  And to reach the lost that he wants so desperately to be delivered from drugs and alcohol?  Also, that the Lord Jesus would grant Pastor favor with the Mayor of Paterson so our church can buy and renovate a building to help meet the needs of the homeless and lost. 

Maybe now is a good time to pause and thank God for who He has placed to help teach you the ways of Jesus Christ.  Our leaders need our support.  They are not perfect, but they are blessings sent from God and we need to support them.

Amen!

"The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching." 1 Timothy 5:17