Time To Move...

So it's been in my heart now for a few weeks to take the youth from my church out for a few hours a month to make a change in our community. That is one of the things I really try to encourage my youth as well as others. One of my phrases I always use is, A change only happens when something moves! So it's time to move!


It has been extremely hot here in the desert and I see a lot of people, kids and families walking from place to place. So, I've been wanting to drive around with an ice chest, filled with cold bottled water available to pass out to those who may look hot and thirsty or maybe even just want to talk.



My kids and I went up to our local lake on monday and did some kayaking and cliff jumping. Needless to say, I still have the ice chest filled with bottle water from that day in the car.

So I was driving home from work on tuesday, and the highway crosses over the California aqua duct. As I crossed over I happen to look over at the water and saw a person in it. Now, anyone that is familiar with the aqua duct, they will know that many people have drowned in this! It is not for swimming! The sides are extremely steep and their are pumps in this that will suck you down under, plus the current.


When I passed, the first thing I thought was, Oh no, please Lord, don't let that of been a dead body! So I turned around and went back. When I pulled up and off the road next to the duct, I noticed a man climbing up out of it.



Of course I was thinking, thank you Lord! The man then noticed me and came walking up to my car. I said, "bro! what were you doing? Don't you know people fall in and can't get out and drown all the time!!"


He said, "ya, I know, but I have been walking for a while and felt like I was going to pass out from a heat stroke, so I jumped in to cool off." It was then when he said, " man, that is really awesome of you to even check up on me, to make sure I was even ok!" It was then I remembered I had the ice chest in the back with nice cold bottled water.


I asked him if he would like a bottle of cold water, and he was like, Oh Ya! I gave him the water and he was very grateful. By this happening, I now know this is just one of the many things I can do for God to make a change! All it takes is something so little as that.


My pastor once said, "A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing" Pretty cool ha? I hope and pray that this can be encouraging to you as me.



The bible tells us in Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;


Pray for God to show you what He would like you to do. Let's get moving! Amen!


God bless,
Dan