Spiritual Well-Being with Angus Buchan pt 5

Make sure of your calling

I cannot stress enough how important it is to be sure that you're in the work situation God wants you to be in. If we're going to be effective in our work - for our family, other people who might be counting on us and, most of all for God - we need to be called by God.
As you read this you might think "But I have no option!" Well, I was in the same situation when I left school. My options were limited, but I had a vision and my dream was to be a farmer. That vision has since multiplied and now I'm farming people for the Lord.

I'm more fulfilled than I've ever been in my life. I'm totally satisfied by what I do. I can't wait to get to work in the morning, can't wait to go the extra mile. I feel at peace with what I've been called to do by the Lord. My father, a blacksmith, used to say to my brother and I when I was young that if you get up in the morning and you don't feel like going to work, change your job. Farmers who love what they're doing don't work according to the clock; they work according to the sun. There is a profound difference between being a hireling and being a son. A son works for his inheritance. A hireling works for a wage.

You don't have to own the business or the farm. You can work and take care of it in such a manner that your employer will be so pleased with you he'll trust you more and more to run his business for him, and will recompense you accordingly..............................................................................................

The point I'm making is that if you're called to a specific type of employment you'll do it successfully and it will work for you. If you're merely doing it to put bread on the table, you need to start looking at the future and change your outlook on life.
Remember - if you're satisfied and content in your employment you'll find that you're physically, mentally and spiritually healthy.
The word of God says in 1 Timothy 6:6 "Godliness with contentment is great gain."

If you're happy with what you're doing in life, you'll find that you won't need to visit the doctor too often, either.

Meet David Marcus Luft

David Luft

It was great chatting to David and getting to know him more. David was born in Bristol. He has 3 brothers, Andy, Matt and Tim. He lived in Nailsea for 20 years and his dad was the leader of the church. David studied Photography at College and eventually did a year with a Church in Redding. He focused on Youth Groups, Door Knocking, Bible Teaching etc. He then moved to Winchester to work in a Camera shop where he stayed for 6 years before getting "itchy" feet. He was approached by the leader of Winchester about being part of a church plant and he eventually moved to Salisbury. By this time he was married to Heather and they felt it was time to move on.

M.M: What is your favourite quote?
D.L: This quote is from my dad; "Time spent in reconnaissance is never wasted."

M.M: Whats your favourite meal?
D.L: My father in laws (David Dean) serloin steak

M.M: What's your favourite drink?
D.L: Coke and I drank Twizza Cream Soda

M.M: Who has influenced you these last 6 months?
D.L: Tim Keller and Mark Driscoll. Tim Keller is a great teacher on Apologetics. They both have brought alot of truth and insight into the Bible and helped me have a right way of thinking particularly on grace.

M.M: What do you do to relax?
D.L: Watch football, write worship songs (not sure if this is very relaxing though) and make video's.

M.M: What responsibilities do you have in your church?
D.L: I lead the worship team. there are two other worship leaders and we have 3 bands. We started from one guitar and leader to having 3 bands.

Nathan - Left, Emily - Centre and Daniel - Right

M.M: Amazing! What else do you do?
D.L: We were asked to take on the Alpha Course which we really enjoy. I lead the discussion groups.

M.M: What would you say are the challenges facing young people generally?
D.L: Peer pressure to go against the flow. Our culture is fueled by the media - music, T.V, films etc which promotes a lifestyle contrary to the word of God.

M.M: David, thank you so much for your time. Great meeting you.

by Molly Manhanga



Water Project pt 3

Ebenezer dam. Water level down by half a meter

The water levels in Kezi have dropped drastically as we didn't have a good rainy season. I had previously written in the Water Project pt 1, that folk living near the Maleme river which feeds water to the Ebenezer dam, are more blessed as the Maleme hasn't dried up yet. Well, the water levels in the Maleme river has gone down considerably and one section of the river is looking pretty muddy as cattle go down for a drink. Gauging from the Ebenezer dam wall, the water level has dropped by approximately half a meter. This is alot of water, taking into consideration the daily evaporation.

Crossroads will be doing the Water project in 2 phases:

Trench being dug - heading to Crossroads Church

Phase 1: Digging trenches from the Crossroads site to Crossroads church, putting in the pipes, tanks etc.
Phase 2: Digging trenches from the Crossroads site to the Ebenezer dam, building a pump house etc, etc


Phase 1 is underway. Within the next two weeks, we should be putting down the pipes. Exciting times ahead for us and for the community.......

Trench being dug at Crossroads site

By Molly Manhanga